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SURESHWAR THAKUR, KULDEEP TIWARI
Ashok Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Kuldeep Tiwari, J.
The instant writ petition accentuates the ill employment of exercise of jurisdiction, as assumed by the respondent No.2-Director (Consolidation) concerned, while surpassing the original jurisdiction bestowed in him. The respondent No.2- Director (Consolidation) concerned, through an order made on 26.03.2008 (Annexure P-9), upon Case No.208/2007, as instituted under Section 42 of The East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act of 1948'), allowed the exchange of land, which is undisputedly a 'Gair Mumkin Rasta' and vests in the Gram Panchayat concerned, with the land of private respondent No.3 herein.
2. The rendition of order dated 26.03.2008 (Annexure P-9) triggered the petitioners to march towards this Court through instituting the instant writ petition, thereby, assailing the validity of the order (supra), inter alia on the ground, that Section 42 of the Act of 1948 does not confer any jurisdiction upon the respondent No.2- Director (Consolidation) concerned, to allow the exchange of land of Gram Panchayat with any private individual.
3. The petitioners have filed this writ peti
The Director (Consolidation) lacks the authority to approve land exchanges involving Gram Panchayat property; such matters must be resolved by the Panchayat for the benefit of all villagers.
The court held that a Gram Panchayat cannot authorize land exchanges affecting common paths while legal disputes regarding such paths are pending, affirming that such actions are not in public intere....
Jurisdiction under Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings Act is limited to clerical corrections and cannot adjudicate title disputes, which are reserved for Civil Courts.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the exchange of land must be for the benefit of the village inhabitants and in accordance with statutory provisions of law.
The jurisdiction under Section 42 of the Act is limited to clerical corrections and does not extend to adjudicating disputed titles, which must be resolved by Civil Courts.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that Section 42A of the 1948 Act does not divest the proprietary body of its title to the land reserved for common purposes, and the compensation f....
The Director of Consolidation lacks jurisdiction to alter finalized consolidation schemes under the Consolidation Act, which can only be revoked by the State Government.
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