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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11350/2009

Ravindra Kumar Pareek S/o Shri Bhagwan Prasadji Pareek, Aged

43 Years, Resident of Pareek Dairy, Mankiya Nagar, Bhilwara

----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan Through the Secretary, Department of

Revenue, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

3. District Collector, Bhilwara.

4. Sub Division Officer, Bhilwara

5. Tehsildar Bhilwara

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Dr. Sachin Acharya

Mr. Karan Pareek

Mr. S.P. Varagi

For Respondent(s) : Mr. S.R. Paliwal, GC

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Order

14/05/2026

1. Present writ petition is filed with following prayers :

i) impugned orders/letters dated 17.03.2006,

18.03.2006 and 24.04.2006 (Annexure-34, 35 & 36)

and also the letter dated 29.03.2000 (Annexure-15)

may kindly be quashed and set aside.

ii) it be declared that the land of the petitioner ad

measuring 16 Bighas in Khasra No. 2364 and one

Bigha in Khasra No. 4487/2364 is converted land from

agriculture to industrial purposes.

Iii) Any other writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble

Court may deep just and proper in the facts and

circumstances of the case, may kindly be passed in

favour of the humble petitioner.

iv) Cost of the writ petition may kindly be awarded in

favour of the petitioner.

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2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner had

applied for conversion of his land measuring 1 bigha 16 biswa

bearing Aaraji No. 2364 and 4487/2364, situated in Village

Suwana, Tehsil & District Bhilwara. Said application was rejected

vide order dated 17.05.2006 on the ground that land in question

falls within the Master Plan area and, being situated in peripheral

belt, no conversion proceedings could be undertaken.

3. Learned counsel for petitioner further submits that prior to

passing of said order, petitioner, in accordance with procedure

prescribed under Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of

Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Rules, 1992

(‘Rules of 1992’), which were subsequently superseded by

Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of Agricultural Land for Non-

Agricultural Purposes in Rural Areas) Rules, 2007 (‘Rules of

2007’), had already surrendered land in question in favour of

State authorities.

4. It is contended that, on one hand, State authorities have not

granted conversion of land, whereas on the other hand, surrender

of the land has also not been released in favour of petitioner.

5. Learned counsel for petitioner places reliance upon Rule 14

of Rules, 2007, relevant portion whereof is reproduced

hereinbelow:

14. Use of land after conversion.

- Any agricultural land converted for a non-agricultural purpose,

shall be used for such converted purpose within a period of two

years from the date of issue of the conversion order or such

longer period as the State Government may prescribe keeping in

view of nature of the project and the quantum of investment

required to be made in the completion of the project failing

which the conversion order shall be withdrawn and the amount

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of conversion charges deposited shall be forfeited to the State

Government:

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Provided also that any person who got converted his agricultural

land under the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of

Agriculture Land for Non-agriculture Purposes in Rural Areas)

Rules, 1992 and fails to use such land within two years from the

date of issue of conversion order or within extended period and

the conversion order has not been withdrawn, may apply to the

Collector within six months from the date of commencement of

the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of Agricultural Land for

Non-Agricultural Purposes in Rural Areas) (Second Amendment)

Rules, 2016 for extension of period. The Col