HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, SHUBHA METHA
Rajasthan Leather Industries Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary To Government, Revenue Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, CJ.
Facts
1. By way of the present special appeals (writs), Rajasthan Leather Industries Limited and the state government assailed the order dated 12.05.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the writ petition preferred by the appellant-company (writ petitioner) was partly allowed. The writ petition came to be disposed of by the learned Single Judge with the following observations:
"11.Considering the aforesaid material aspect of the matter so also the opinion given by the Advocate General as well as the subsequent decision taken by the Ministry of the concerned Department, the instant writ petition stands disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to use and develop land in question for the purpose of establishing Agro Based Food Park. The petitioner would be at liberty to diversify its portfolio but the petitioner would not be allowed to sale/alienate the property in question without permission of the respondents.
12. In case, the petitioner feels aggrieved by any of the actions of the respondent-State, the petitioner would be at liberty to approach the Arbitrator for settlement of dispute in terms of the agreement dated 12.11.1992.
13.S
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Advocates appeared :For the Appellant : Ravish Agrawal, Sanjay Agrawal For the Respondent : Pushpendra Yadav, R. N. Singh, Akshay Pawar
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