AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Reserved on 02-05-2024 Pronounced on 31-07-2024 WPC No. 3595 of 2007

1. Laxman S/o Sukdhar, Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

2. Suku, S/o Sukdhar, Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

3. Nilbatti, W/o Laxman Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

4. Birju (Dead) Through Lrs. Nil

4.1 - (A) Smt. Pushpa W/o Late Birju Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

4.2 - (B) Tuleshwar S/o Late Birju Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

4.3 - (C) Khilendra S/o Late Birju Aged About 12 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

4.4 - (D) Ku. Bharti, D/o Late Birju Aged About 18 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

5. Chandrabhan, S/o Laxman, Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

6. Komal S/o Laxman Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

7. Virendra, S/o Laxman Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

8. Khemeshwar, S/o Laxman Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

9. Sirju S/o Laxman Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsil Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners Versus

1. Bukebai (Dead) Through Lrs. Nil

1.1 - Gagra S/o Sudhram, Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Kanga, Post - Mardapal, Tahsil - Kondagaon, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

2. Board Of Revenue Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

3. The Addl. Collector, Narayanpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh

4. The Sub Divisional Officer (Rev.) Kondagaon, District Batar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

5. State Through Collector, Bastar Chhattisgarh., District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Akash Pandey, Advocate For Respondent No.1 : Mr. Anuroop Panda, Advocate For State : Mr. S.S. Baghel Dy. Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas C.A.V. ORDER

1) The petitioner has filed the present writ petition assailing the order dated 07.02.2005 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Kondagaon in Rev.Case No. 01/A-23/03-04 (Annexure P/5) by which the learned Sub Divisional Officer has directed the petitioner to return the land in question and also directed for deleting their names, adding the name of the respondent No.1 as Bhumiswami of the land. The petitioner has also preferred this writ petition assailing the Order dated 06.01.2006 passed by the Additional Collector, Narayanpur in Rev. Appeal No. 01/A-23/03- 04 and order dated 19.01.2007 passed by the Revenue Board, Bilaspur, Circuit Court, Jagdalpur by which the order passed by the Sub-divisional Officer has been upheld.

2) The facts in brief as projected by the petitioners are that the petitioners are R/o Village Khachgaon, Tehsir Kondagaon, Distt. Bastar. In Village Khachgaon, one Dharma S/o Rupa was residing and was holding certain lands bearing Khasra No. 6 & 8/2, Area 2.50 and 1.10 Acres. As Dharma left the village and the petitioner No. 1 was cultivating the aforesaid lands for the last 2