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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Sujoy Paul and Vivek Jain, JJ.
Akhilesh Kumar & Others v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others
Writ Petition No. 13917 of 2023 (Jabalpur); Decided on 1.3.2024
(1) Lok Parisar Bedakhali Adhiniyam, 1974 (M.P.) -- S. 5 -- eviction on ground of illegality in allotment -- shops got constructed by Janpad Panchayat -- Gram Panchayat was only the constructing agency -- only Janpad Panchayat had competence and authority to allot shops -- Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha did not have any authority to allot shops to petitioners -- allotment made by Gram Panchayat unauthorized and without following due process -- factum of regularly paying rent to Gram Panchayat of no consequence. [Paras 14, 15 & 25]
(2) Lok Parisar Bedakhali Adhiniyam, 1974 (M.P.) -- S. 5 -- M. P. Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 -- Ss. 5-A and 65 -- shop given on monthly rent for 35 months -- is certainly “lease” -- lease is one mode of transfer of property as per Transfer of Property Act, 1881 -- even S. 65 (1) of Adhiniyam, 1993 mentions “lease” as one mode -- argument of petitioner that allotment of shop on rent is not a mode of “transfer of property”, discarded. [Para 16]
(3) Transfer -- shop given on monthly rent for 35 months -- is certainly “lease” -- lease is one mode of transfer of property as per Transfer of Property Act, 1881 -- even S. 65 (1) of M. P. Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 mentions “lease” as one mode -- argument of petitioner that allotment of shop on rent is not a mode of “transfer of property”, discarded. [Para 16]
(4) Lease -- shop given on monthly rent for 35 months -- is certainly “lease” -- lease is one mode of transfer of property as per Transfer of Property Act, 1881 -- even S. 65 (1) of M. P. Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 mentions “lease” as one mode -- argument of petitioner that allotment of shop on rent is not a mode of “transfer of property”, discarded. [Para 16]
(5) Lok Parisar Bedakhali Adhiniyam, 1974 (M. P.) -- S. 5 -- M. P. Panchayat (Transfer of Immovable Property) Rules, 1994 -- Rr. 4 and 5 -- requirement of public auction or public bids before allotment of shops -- R. 5 seems to be independent provision -- not dependent on R. 4 -- no transfer of immovable property by sale or lease shall be made except by public auction -- R. 5 does not make any distinction between lease for period of more than 3 years and less than 3 years -- specific sanction to avoid public auction in every case has to be taken from State Government in terms of proviso to R. 5, which is different from general sanction for disposal of property for period exceeding 3 years provided under R. 4 -- even after receipt of sanction of State Government under R. 4 to make allotment by lease for period exceeding 3 years, requirement of public auction is mandatory -- even though lease in favour of petitioners is for 35 months, which is less than 3 years, still requirement of auction was mandatory -- allotment in favour of petitioners without any public auction seems to be bad in law. [Paras 21 to 23]
(6) Lok Parisar Bedakhali Adhiniyam, 1974 (M. P.) -- Ss. 5 and 6 -- eviction -- notices issued after passing of eviction order but before taking possession -- two different proceedings on record -- one mentions that vacant possession has been taken -- other mentions that possession has been taken without getting shops vacated -- no notice for vacating shops issued u/s. 6 after taking possession -- S. 6 mandates that if any property or belonging of evictees is lying on premises, then after giving 14 days’ notice, such property may be removed -- apprehension of petitioners that their goods may be destroyed by respondents No. 4 and 5 does not appear to be utterly misplaced -- respondents No. 3 to 5 directed to grant one opportunity to petitioners to take out their goods and belongings from shops, if any, by issuing notice in newspaper and grant 14 days’ time to them to remove goods -- if petitioners fail to avail such opportunity, respondents No. 3 to 5 at liberty to proceed in accordance with S. 6(2). [Paras 29 to 31]
¼1½ yksd ifjlj csn[kyh vf/kfu;e] 1974 & ¼eŒÁŒ½ & /kkjk 5 & vkcaVu esa voS/krk ds vk/kkj ij csn[kyh & nqdkusa tuin iapk;r }kjk fufeZr djkbZ xbZ & xzke iapk;r fuekZrk vfHkdj.k ek= Fkh & dsoy tuin iapk;r dks nqdkusa vkcafVr djus dh l{kerk vkSj çkf/kdkj Fkk & xzke iapk;r vFkok xzke lHkk dks ;kphx.k dks nqdkusa vkcafVr djus dk dksbZ çkf/kdkj ugha Fkk & xzke iapk;r }kjk fd;k x;k vkcaVu vçkf/k—r rFkk lE;d~ çfØ;k dk ikyu fd, fcuk & xzke iapk;r dks fu;fer HkkM+k lanÙk djus dk rF; egRoghuA ¼iSjk 14] 15 ,oa 25½
¼2½ yksd ifjlj csn[kyh vf/kfu;e] 1974 ¼eŒÁŒ½ & /kkjk 5 & ¼eŒçŒ½ iapk;r jkt ,oa xzke Lojkt vf/kfu;e- 1993 & /kkjk 5&d rFkk 65 & nqdku 35 ekl ds fy, ekfld HkkM+s ij nh xbZ & fuf'pr gh ^^iV~Vk** gS & laifÙk varj.k vfèkfu;e] 1881 ds vuqlkj iV~Vk laifÙk ds varj.k dk ,d ढax gS & vf/kfu;e] 1993 dh /kkjk 65¼1½ esa Hkh ^^iêk** ,d ढax ds :i esa mfYyf[kr gS & ;kph dk ;g rdZ [kkfjt fd HkkM+s ij nqdku dk vkcaVu ^^laifÙk ds varj.k** dk ढax ughaA ¼iSjk 16½</p><p align="justify">¼3½ varj.k & nqdku 35 ekl ds fy, ekfld HkkM+s ij nh xbZ & fuf'pr gh ^^iV~Vk** gS & laifÙk varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1881 ds vuqlkj iV~Vk laifÙk ds varj.k dk ,d ढax gS & eŒçŒ iapk;r jkt ,oa xzke Lojkt vf/kfu;e] 1993 dh /kkjk 65¼1½ esa Hkh ^^iV~Vk ,d ढax ds :i esa mfYyf[kr gS & ;kph dk ;g rdZ [kkfjt fd HkkM+s ij nqdku dk vkcaVu ^^laifÙk ds varj.k** dk ढax ughaA ¼iSjk 16½</p><p align="justify">¼4½ iV~Vk & nqdku 35 ekl ds fy, ekfld HkkM+s ij nh xbZ & fuf'pr gh ^^iêk** gS & laifÙk varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1881 ds vuqlkj iV~Vk laifÙk ds varj.k dk ,d ढax gS & eŒçŒ iapk;r jkt ,oa xzke Lojkt vf/kfu;e] 1993 dh /kkjk 65¼1½ esa Hkh ^^iêk** ,d ढax ds :i esa mfYyf[kr gS & ;kph dk ;g rdZ [kkfjt fd HkkM+s ij nqdku dk vkcaVu ^^laifÙk ds varj.k** dk ढax ughaA ¼iSjk 16½</p><p align="justify">¼5½ yksd ifjlj csn[kyh vf/kfu;e] 1974 ¼eŒçŒ½ & /kkjk 5 & eŒçŒ iapk;r ¼LFkkoj laifÙk dk varj.k½ fu;e] 1994 & fuŒ 4 rFkk 5 & nqdkuksa ds vkcaVu ds iwoZ yksd uhykeh vFkok lkoZtfud cksfy;ksa dh vis{kk & fuŒ 5 Lora= mica/k çrhr gksrk gS & fuŒ 4 ij fuHkZj ugha & foØ; ;k iV~Vs }kjk LFkkoj laifÙk dk varj.k yksd uhykeh ds flok; ugha fd;k tk,xk & fuŒ 5 esa 3 o"kZ ls vf/kd ds vkSj 3 o"kZ ls de vof/k ds iV~Vksa esa dksbZ lqfHkUurk ugha & yksd uhykeh ls cpus ds fy, çR;sd ekeys esa jkT; ljdkj ls fuŒ 5 ds ijarqd ds fuca/kukuqlkj fofufnZ"V eatwjh yh tkuk gksrh gS] tks fuŒ 4 ds v/khu micaf/kr 3 o"kZ ls vf/kd vof/k gsrq laifÙk ds O;;u ds fy, lk/kkj.k eatwjh ls fHkUu gS & 3 o"kZ ls vf/kd vof/k gsrq iV~Vs }kjk vkcaVu djus ds fy, fuŒ 4 ds v/khu jkT; ljdkj dh eatwjh dh çkfIr ds i'pkr~ Hkh yksd uhykeh dh vis{kk vkKkid gS & Hkys gh ;kphx.k ds i{k esa iV~Vk 35 ekl ds fy, gS] tks 3 o"kZ ls de gS] fQj Hkh uhykeh dh vis{kk vkKkid Fkh & fdlh yksd uhykeh ds fcuk ;kphx.k ds i{k esa vkcaVu fof/k esa nks"kiw.kZ çrhr gksrk gSA ¼iSjk 21 ls 23½</p><p align="justify">¼6½ yksd ifjlj csn[kyh vf/kfu;e] 1974 ¼eŒçŒ½ & /kkjk 5 rFkk 6 & csn[kyh & lwpuki= csn[kyh vkns'k ikfjr fd, tkus ds mijkar ijarq dCtk fy, tkus ds iwoZ tkjh fd, x, & vfHkys[k ij nks fHkUu dk;Zokfg;k¡ & ,d esa mfYyf[kr fd fjä dCtk ys fy;k x;k gS & nwljh esa mfYyf[kr fd nqdkusa fjä djk, fcuk dCtk fy;k x;k gS & dCtk ysus ds i'pkr~ nqdkusa fjä djkus ds fy, /kkjk 6 ds v/khu dksbZ lwpuki= tkjh ugha & /kkjk 6 esa vkKkfir fd ftUgsa csn[ky fd;k tk jgk gS mudh ;fn dksbZ laifÙk ;k lkeku ifjlj esa iM+s gSa rks 14 fnol dh lwpuk nsus ds mijkar og laifÙk gVkbZ tk ldrh gS & ;kphx.k dh ;g vk'kadk iw.kZr% xyr çrhr ugha gksrh fd çR;FkhZx.k Øekad 4 ,oa 5 }kjk mudk eky u"V fd;k tk ldrk gS & çR;FkhZx.k Øekad 3 ls 5 funsf'kr fd lekpkji= esa lwpuk tkjh dj ;kphx.k dks nqdkuksa ls viuk eky vkSj lkeku] ;fn gks] fudkyus dk ,d volj nsa rFkk mUgsa eky gVkus ds fy, 14 fnol dk le; nsa & ;fn ;kphx.k ml volj dk ykHk ugha mBkrs rks çR;FkhZx.k Øekad 3 ls 5 /kkjk 6¼2½ ds vuqlkj dk;Zokgh djus dks Lora=A ¼iSjk 29 ls 31½</font>.</p></h2> <div> <p align="justify">ORDER</p><p align="justify">1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are allottees of shops, which were allotted to them by Gram Panchayat, Bahoriband, District Katni. The present petition seeks to challenge the order dated 7.9.2022 (Annexure P-1) and order dated 26.5.2023 (Annexure P-2). By the order Annexure P-1, the competent authority under M.P. Lok Parisar Bedakhali Adhiniyam, 1974 (for short referred to as ‘Adhiniyam 1974) has ordered eviction the petitioners from the shops by exercising powers under section 5 of the said Adhiniyam, while by the order Annexure P-2, the appellate authority under the said Adhiniyam has rejected the appeal of the petitioners. </p><p align="justify">2. Learned counsel for the petitioners while assailing the orders Annexure P-1 and P-2 has stated that certain shops were constructed by Gram Panchayat, Bahoriband (respondent No.6) and after such construction, the shops were allotted to the present petitioners by the Gram Panchayat and the allotment was on lease with monthly rent. The lease was of 35 months and contained a renewal clause after expiry of 35 months period with 10% increase of monthly rent. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the eviction order Annexure P-1 has been passed on the ground that the shops were constructed by Janpad Panchayat, Bahoriband and after construction the shops were required to be handed over to the Janpad Panchayat, because Gram Panchayat was only construction agency. However, the Gram Panchayat has allotted the shops by passing resolution in Gram Sabha. The competent authority found the act of allotment by the Gram Panchayat on strength of resolution of Gram Sabha to be unauthorized act, and also carried out without auction, even if it were authorised. These reasons are attacked by the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also submitted that in terms of section 5A and section 65 of M.P. Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993, the Gram Panchayat is duly competent to acquire, hold and dispose of any property, movable and immovable.</p><p align="justify">3. It is also argued by learned counsel for the petitioners that in view of section 65(1) the sanction of the State Government or Officer authorized by the State Government is required before disposal or transfer of the property by Panchayat only if the lease for a period exceeding three years. It is further argued that in terms of Rule 4 of M.P. Panchayat (Transfer of Immovable Property) Rules, 1994 (for short referred to as ‘Rule 1994), Rule 4 provides for sanction of competent authority of the State only in case the property is being leased out for a period exceeding three years. Thus, it is argued that since the lease was granted to the petitioners for a period of 35 months, there was no requirement of any sanction of the State Government.</p><p align="justify">4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also argued that the competent authority while ordering eviction has held that no public auction was carried out by the Gram Panchayat before allotment of the shops to the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in terms of rule 4 of Rules of 1994, the procedure of public auction is laid down under rule 5 and said rule 5 is dependent upon compliance of rule 4. Thus, it is argued that only if the case falls within Rule 4 and transfer is sale, exchange or lease for a period exceeding three years, only then the compliance of Rule 5 is required to be done by conducting public auction.</p><p align="justify">5. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submitted that the petitioners have been given the shops on rent, which does not amount to any transfer of property and therefore, even the Rules, 1994 are not applicable for the allotment made to the petitioners. It is argued that giving a shop on rent, it is not transferred in any manner whatsoever; hence, Gram Panchayat was competent to give the shops on rent to the petitioners in whatever manner it liked. </p><p align="justify">6. 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