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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14785/2025

1. Mula Ram S/o Moti Ram, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

2. Kailash Makar S/o Moti Ram, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

3. Jetha Ram S/o Mohan Ram, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

4. Maghi Devi W/o Jetha Ram, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

5. Pema Ram S/o Rakha Ram, Aged About 27 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

6. Shrawan Kumar S/o Rekha Ram, Aged About 40 Years, R/

o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

7. Birbal Ram S/o Heera Ram, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

8. Dhanni D/o Bhaira Ram, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

9. Durga Ram S/o Thaker Ram, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Ganesh Nagar - Chimana, Jodhpur, District Phalodi, Rajasthan - 342311.

----Petitioners Versus

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

2. The District Collector, Phalodi, Rajasthan.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Laxmi Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. Yogesh Sharma for Mr. S.S. Ladrecha, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

11/08/2025

1. By way of filing the present civil writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-

“It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may very graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition and further be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction in the nature thereof thereby:-

1. By an appropriate writ order or direction, respondents may kindly be directed to quash and set aside the order dated 25/07/2025 (Annexure 1) regarding to the impugned modified notification to the extent of Ganesh Nagar from original village/ Gram Panchayat Chimana, district Phalodi.

2. Any other appropriate writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Perused the material available on record.

3. Having perused the impugned order dated 25.07.2025 passed by the Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue (Group- I), Jaipur, this Court finds that the order impugned has been passed by the respondent in compliance of the judgment dated 18.02.2025 passed in the batch of writ petitions led by ‘Moola Ram vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.’ in S.B.C.W.P. No.3470/2025 wherein the co-ordinate Bench of this Court has held that no new village shall be created in the name of any person/ caste/sub-

caste or religion.

4. The relevant portion of the judgment passed in ‘Moola Ram’

(supra) is reproduced below for the ready reference:-

“11. For brevity Clause 4 of the Circular dated 20.08.2009 reads as under:

"नवीन राजस्व ग्राम प्रस्ताविवत करते समय उसके नाम का प्रस्ताव भी fHktok;k जाये। नाम का निनर्धाा(cid:22)रण करते समय यह सनिुनश्चि(cid:27)(cid:28)त किकया जाये किक ग्राम का नाम किकसी व्यश्चि(cid:31)त, र्धाम(cid:22), जानित अथवा उप जानित के आर्धाार पर नहीं हो। जहां

तक सम्भव हो, ग्राम का नाम आम सहमनित से प्रस्ताविवत किकया जाये। ”

12. The amendment made in clause 4 of the Circular

20.08.2009 vide circular dated 17.02.2025 issued by the State Government reads as under:-

अतः नवीन राजस्व ग्राम घोवि+त करने के संबंर्धा में विवभाग के परिरपत्र दि2नांक 20.08.2009 के बिबन्2ु संख्या-4 में निनम्नानसु ार सशं ोर्धान किकया

जाता है:-

"प्रस्ताविवत राजस्व ग्राम के नाम का (cid:28)यन स्थानीय ग्राम पं(cid:28)ायत द्वारा सवस(cid:22) म्मनित से निनणय(cid:22) पारिरत कर ग्राम सभा का सहमनित प्रस