IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA

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ON THE 15 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 49744 of 2025 M/S SPACE WORLD Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ajay Gupta - Senior Advocate with Ms. Malvika Tiwari -

Advocate for petitioner.

Shri Prabhanshu Shukla - Govt. Advocate for respondents/State.

ORDER This petition is filed seeking the following reliefs :

(i) A Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, commanding the Respondent No. 1 to Respondent No. 5 to forthwith take all necessary and immediate legal action, including but not limited to, registering an FIR on the basis of Petitioner’s complaints against Respondent No. 6 and initiating a criminal investigation against the other perpetrators, and taking coercive steps to remove the unlawful occupation and criminal elements from the Petitioner's property at Plot No. 35, Indira Press Complex, Zone-1, M.P. Nagar, Bhopal.

(ii) A Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, commanding the Respondent No. 1 to Respondent No. 5 to ensure the complete and peaceful possession of the Petitioner's property is restored to him.

(iii) A Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ or order passing directions/guidelines to Respondent No. 1 to Respondent No. 5 to ensure that law and order situations arising due to the illegal activities of Goondaism and Rowdyism perpetrated by Bhu Mafia within the State of Madhya Pradesh are checked and prevented and submit compliance report to this Hon’ble Court.

(iv) A Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ or order formulating guidelines to be followed by Respondent No.2 to Respondent No.5 in circumstances of illegal occupation of properties by anti-social elements belonging to Bhu Mafia.

(v) A Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ or order directing suitable disciplinary action to be taken against all the public servants involved whose inaction has compelled filing of the instant writ petition.

2. The facts of the case, in substance, is that the petitioner firm represented through partner Shri Ashok Palod is a perpetual lessee of plot located at Plot No. 35, Indirai Press Complex, Zone-1, M.P. Nagar, Bhopal. On the said plot, the petitioner has constructed a multi-storey building comprising of ground floor and three additional storeys. The petitioner occupies the ground, second, and third floors. M/s Arpan Media Private Limited approached the petitioner and expressed its desire to hire the first floor on rent for running a media house. The offer was accepted and the first floor of the premises was leased vide lease agreement dated 01.09.2014 which was extended vide another lease agreement dated 16.05.2016.

However, the Company defaulted in making payment of monthly rent.

3. It is submitted that the private respondent No.6 acting on behalf of the lessee has illegally and forcibly taken over control and possession of the entire premises of the petitioner despite being given only first floor on lease. Despite being completely unknown to the petitioner, respondent No.6 has affixed a poster on the main gate of the building premises making public declaration threatening people to not get into any leasehold arrangement with the petitioner. By playing violent tactics, respondent No. 6 has forcefully dispossessed the petitioner as well as his other tenants using unfair means and thereby endangering life and personal liberty of the petitioner and his tenants which is assured by the Constitution of India. Article 21 of the Constitution stipulates that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. It is further submitted that the present case is a clear example of frequent and ongoing instances of criminal trespass and forceful occupation of property by self- declared messiahs of society often known