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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17201/2025 Ramniwas Daga S/o Shri Gopikishan Daga, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Bada Bas, Mathaniya, Tehsil Tinwari, District Jodhpur (Raj.)

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

2. Addl. Chief Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

3. Chief Admin Secretary, Health Department (Admin.) State Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

4. Director, Local Self Government Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj.).

----Respondents Connected With D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16622/2025 Ramniwas Daga S/o Shri Gopikishan Daga, Aged About 44 Years, Resident of Bada Bas, Mathaniya, Tehsil Tinwari, District Jodhpur (Raj.).

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

2. The Director, Local Bodies Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

3. Principal Secretary, Food Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

4. Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).

----Respondents D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16744/2025 Ramniwas Daga S/o Shri Gopikishan Daga, Aged About 44 Years, Resident of Bara Bas, Mathania, Tehsil Tinwari, District Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

2. Additional Chief Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

3. Chief Administrative Secretary, Health Department (Administration) State Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

----Respondents D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16805/2025 Ramniwas Daga S/o Shri Gopikishan Daga, Aged About 44 Years, Resident of Bara Bas, Mathania, Tehsil Tinwari, District Jodhpur (Rajasthan). ----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Excise Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

2. Commissioner, Excise Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Udaipur (Rajasthan).

3. Inspector General Of Police, Police Headquarter, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

----Respondents D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17157/2025 Ram Niwas Daga S/o Gopi Kishan Daga, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Near Parikon Ki Bagechi, Chandpole, Ward No. 13, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

----Petitioner Versus

1. Union Of India, Through Its Secretary, Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting Government Of India New Delhi

2. Press Council Of India, Through Its Chairman, Soochna Bhawan, 8 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003.

3. News Broadcasting And Digital Standards Authority(Nbdsa), Through Its Chairperson, FC-23, Sector 16- A, Film City, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ramniwas Daga, petitioner, present in person For Respondent(s) : Mr. N.S. Rajpurohit, AAG Mr. Ayush Gehlot for Mr. Rajesh Panwar, Sr. Adv.-cum-AAG Mr. Mahaveer Bishnoi, AAG HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA

Order

Reportable

12/09/2025

1. The petitioner has preferred the aforesaid five writ petitions (Public Interest Litigation) with the following prayers :-

“(1) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17201/2025:-

It is, therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed by the humble petitioner, before your kind Lordships that; this writ petition filed by the petitioner, may kindly be allowed with cost and;

(i) by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents may be directed to issue necessary directions to respondent authorities regarding maintenance of status of great persons of nation as per the Reference of (Annex-6) which are installed in various villages, town and cities of State of Rajasthan and;

(ii) by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents may be directed to provide budget for the maintenance of these statues and construct sheds around the statues for proper mainte