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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 23712/2025

1. Devi Singh S/o Kundan Singh, Aged About 61 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

2. Kamlesh Gurjar S/o Devi Lal, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

3. Shrawan Lal Gurjar S/o Mangilal, Aged About 31 Years, R/

o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

4. Gopi Lal Gurjar S/o Pita Lal, Aged About 41 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

5. Sita Bai W/o Dharmchand, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

6. Kanchan Kunwar W/o Uday Singh, Aged About 59 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

7. Dharmchand Gurjar S/o Nathu Lal, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

8. Diwan Singh Solanki S/o Uday Singh, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District

Rajsamand.

9. Surendra Singh Solanki S/o Devi Singh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District

Rajsamand.

10. Ramesh Gurjar S/o Devi Lal, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

----Petitioners Versus

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

2. The District Collector (Land Record) Cum Chairman, Public Land Protection Cell, Rajsamand.

3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

4. The Tehsildar (Land Record), Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

5. Revenue Inspector (Land Record), Halka Sewantee,tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

6. Patwari (Land Record), Patwar Mandal Umarwas,tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand.

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----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pradeep Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. N.S. Rajpurohit, AAG

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP SHAH

Order

24/03/2026

1. The petitioners have preferred the present writ petition

claiming the following reliefs :-

“It is, therefore, most respectfully & humbly prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and an

appropriate writ, order or direction:

(i) The respondents may kindly be directed to remove the encroachment the land of khasra no. 246/161 of Village Kankariya, Tehsil Gadhbor, District Rajsamand by

the some peoples.

(ii) By an appropriate writ, order, or direction, which this Hon'ble Court considers just, fit and proper in the facts & circumstances of the case may kindly be passed in the

interest of public at large.

(iii) Cost of the litigation may kindly be awarded and same may kindly be deposited in the funds of legal aid."

2. A Division Bench of this Court in Jagdish Prashad Meena & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors., D.B. Civil Writ Petition (PIL) No.10819/2018, vide order dated 30.01.2019, has directed creation of Public Land Protection Cell (PLPC) for rural areas in every district;

the relevant portion of the order reads as follows :-

"This Court is inundated with large number of writ petitions, styled as public interest litigation, from almost all the Districts of the State, with allegations of encroachment over the pasture land/ land of ‘johad’, ‘talab’/ river/river bed/public way/ Shamshan/Kabristan

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etc. In all such petitions, common allegation is that despite repeated complaints/representations to the concerned revenue officers, no steps are taken by them to remove the encroachment. This results in number of writ petitions being filed by the complainants/representationists before this Court. This Court has been passing orders in such matters requiring the respective District Collectors to examine the factual content of the allegations and take steps to rem