HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4328/2022

1.

Premchand S/o Surjaram, Aged About 49 Years, Resident

Of Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur At Present

Shri Ram Colony Nagaur.

2.

Rampal S/o Mohandas, Aged About 47 Years, Resident Of

Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur

3.

Bheru Singh S/o Bood Singh, Aged About 38 Years,

Resident Of Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur

4.

Surjaram S/o Laluram, Aged About 46 Years, Resident Of

Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur At Present Shri

Ram Colony Nagaur.

5.

Premdas S/o Magan Das, Aged About 40 Years, Resident

Of Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur

6.

Hukmaram S/o Manglaram, Aged About 42 Years,

Resident Of Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur

7.

Kherajsingh S/o Late Shri Lalsingh, Aged About 36 Years,

Resident Of Village Balwa, Tehsil And District Nagaur

----Petitioners

Versus

1.

Rajasthan State Electricity Board Ajmer, Through

Managing Director.

2.

Ajmer Vidut Vitran Nigam Ltd., Through Managing

Director, Ajmer.

3.

District Collector, Nagaur.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)

:

Mr. S.K. Joshi

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI

Order

30/03/2022

This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners being

aggrieved with the action of the respondent - Ajmer Vidhyut Vitran

Nigam Ltd. (for short ‘AVVNL’) of laying down electric poles and

high tension lines over the agricultural land of the petitioners.

The grievance of the petitioners is to the effect that adequate

compensation has not been paid to them by the respondent –

AVVNL.

(2 of 2)

[CW-4328/2022]

Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and after

going through the material available on record, this Court is of the

opinion that for the purpose of redressal of grievances against the

action of respondent – AVVNL, the petitioners can very well

approach the respondent – AVVNL as per Section 17 of the Indian

Telegraph Act, 1885 (for short ‘the Act of 1885’).

If the grievances of the petitioners are not redressed by the

respondent – AVVNL, it is for the petitioners to approach the

District Magistrate, Jodhpur for removal/alteration of electricity

lines or for awarding adequate compensation to them.

In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with

liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority of

the respondent – AVVNL within a period of two weeks from today

for redressal of their grievances.

It is expected that if any such representation is made on

behalf of the petitioners within a period of two weeks from today

for redressal of their grievances, the competent authority of the

respondent – AVVNL shall consider and decide the same positively

and expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from

the date of submission of the representation.

Needless to say, if the grievances of the petitioners are not

redressed by the respondent – AVVNL, the petitioners are free to

apply before the District Magistrate, Nagaur as per sub-section 2

of Section 17 of the Act of 1885.

Stay petition is also disposed of.

(VIJAY BISHNOI),J

44-Arun/-