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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1631/2026

1. Priti Soni W/o Radheyshyam Soni, Aged About 43 Years, Resident Of Housing Board, Kumbhanagar, Chittorgarh Tehsil And District Chittorgarh (Raj.)

2. Basant Kumar Heda S/o Sukhlal Heda, Aged About 55 Years, Resident Of Bapunagar Seti, Tehsil Chittorgarh, District Chittorgarh (Raj.)

3. Hemlata W/o Anil Joshi, Aged About 50 Years, Resident Of Bapunagar Seti, Tehsil Chittorgarh, District Chittorgarh (Raj.)

4. Manoj Kumar S/o Sukhlal Heda, Aged About 44 Years, Resident Of Bapunagar Seti, Tehsil Chittorgarh, District Chittorgarh (Raj.)

----Petitioners Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. The District Collector, Chittorgarh.

3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Chittorgarh.

4. The Tehsildar, Tehsil- Chittorgarh.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Surendra Thanvi.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sanjay Raj Paliwal, G.C.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Order

17/02/2026

1. Present writ petition has been filed with following prayers:-

“(i) The entry made in the revenue records as Peta / Pal, with regards to the land belonging to the petitioners may kindly be declared illegal and set aside.

(ii) The respondent authorities be directed changes the nature of the land of Khasra No. 521, comprised in Araji No. 1306/521 admeasuring 0.2250 hectare, Araji No. 1314/521 admeasuring 0.30 hectare, Araji No. 993/521 admeasuring 0.250 hectare, Araji No. 992/521 admeasuring 0.23 hectare, and Araji No. 521 admeasuring 5.046 hectare, from Peta to khatedari land of the petitioner in the revenue records.

(iii) Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper in favour of the petitioner, may kindly be granted and (iv) The cost of the writ petition be allowed in favour of the petitioners.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are having khatedari land, ad-measuring 5.046 hectares situated at khasra no. 521, Tehsil and District Chittorgarh, comprised in Araji Nos. 1306/521 (0.2250 hectare), 1314/521 (0.30 hectare), 993/521 (0.250 hectare), 992/521 (0.23 hectare), and 521 (5.046 hectare) (hereinafter referred to as “the land in question”).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that although the land in question has always remained in possession of petitioners and has been used for agricultural purposes, the same has been wrongly recorded in the revenue records as Peta / Pal. Upon becoming aware of said discrepancy, petitioners submitted a detailed representation to District Collector, Chittorgarh, seeking issuance of directions for correction of revenue entries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to report prepared by concerned Patwari, Patwar Halka Sahnava, Tehsil and District Chittorgarh (Annexure-4), wherein it is clearly mentioned that although the land in question is entered as land of Peta / Pal in the revenue records, the land is in possession of petitioners and is being used for agricultural purposes. It is also noted that the land in enclosed by a boundary wall.

5. Said report of Patwari was forwarded by Tehsildar, Chittorgarh, to SDO, Chittorgarh, vide communication dated

20.11.2025 (Annexure-5), communicating said fact.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioners, therefore, prays that appropriate direction be issued to respondents to record the names of petitioners as khatedars of agricultural land in place of Peta / Pal.

7. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the submissions made on behalf of petitioner. It was reiterated that as per report of Patwari as well as of Tehsildar, it is affirmed that the land in question is being used for said purpose, however, in revenue records, the said land is recorded as Peta / Pal.

8. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also relied upon judgment dated 29.01.2024 passed by this Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10490/2023 (Girdharilal Vs State of Rajasthan), wh