Gohil, J. -- 1. Ekta Parishad, NGO, which is a mass based social organization dedicated to the Gandhian principle of non-violence with the aim of assisting people to gain control over livelihood resources such as land, water and forest and, on the principle of Gram Swaraj, Gram Swavalamban (local self-reliance), has filed this Probono Publico Petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for a relief in favour of the members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes to protect their possession over the lands allotted by the Government on patta under the various beneficiary schemes formulated by the State of M.P. and have sought further direction to remove all the encroachments from the lands allotted to them and further with a prayer to deliver possession to them and to provide security.

2. In the petition it was stated that the aforesaid Institution Ekta Parishad is working in the field to help poor and has taken up a land rights campaign to assist poor people in gaining control over their livelihood resources. It was stated that the petitioner society is working in more than 66 cities in 8 States touching 4,000 villages situated in the rem