HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
SHUBHA MEHTA
BACHCHU SINGH S/O. SHRI LATOORI – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
CW/1873/2023
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1873/2023
1.
Bachchu Singh S/o. Shri Latoori, Aged About 42 Years,
Resident Of Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura), Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
2.
Shri Chand S/o. Shri Kishna, Aged About 50 Years,
Resident Of Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura), Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
3.
Man Singh S/o. Shri Jagram, Aged About 34 Years,
Resident Of Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura), Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
4.
Arjun S/o. Shri Prabhu, Aged About 65 Years, Resident Of
Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura), Post Tarsooma, Tehsil
Bayana, District Bharatpur.
5.
Kumar Singh S/o. Shri Mukhtyar Singh, Aged About 27
Years, Resident Of Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura),
Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
6.
Laxman Singh S/o. Shri Bhagwat, Aged About 65 Years,
Resident Of Village Galle Ka Nangla (Turtipura), Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
----Petitioners
Versus
1.
The State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary,
Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.
2.
The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department,
Government Secretariat, Jaipur.
3.
The District Collector And District Magistrate, Bharatpur.
4.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Bayana, District Bharatpur.
5.
The Tehsildar, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur
6.
Bharat Singh S/o. Girraj, Resident Of Village Turtipura,
Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
7.
Mahendra S/o. Girraj, Resident Of Village Turtipura, Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
8.
Munna S/o. Girraj, Resident Of Village Turtipura, Post
Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
9.
Manoj S/o. Bharat Singh, Resident Of Village Turtipura,
Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
(2 of 3)
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10.
Ram Kumar S/o. Bharat Singh, Resident Of Village
Turtipura, Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District
Bharatpur.
11.
Prakash S/o. Bharat Singh, Resident Of Village Turtipura,
Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
12.
Lokesh S/o. Bharat Singh, Resident Of Village Turtipura,
Post Tarsooma, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s)
:
Mr. Satya Pal Poshwal
For Respondent(s)
:
Mr. Rajesh Maharshi, AAG with
Ms. Shretima Bagri
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. PANKAJ MITHAL
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
01/02/2023
1.
Instant Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed with
the following prayers:-
“(i) direct the respondents No.1 to 5 to immediately
remove the illegal encroachment of respondents
No.6 to 12 over Khasra No.9 (6.04 Hectare),
Charagah Land, in Village Turtipura, Patwar Halka
Turtipura, Tehsil Bayana, District Bharatpur;
(ii) direct the respondents No.1 to 5 to take into
possession the standing mustard crop over the
aforesaid Charagah land and take steps to auction
the said crop from the complete encroached
Charagah land Rakba 6.04 Hectare;
(iii) direct the respondents to protect the land in
dispute from any unauthorized encroachment by any
corner, which is against the purpose and interest of
the public;
(iv) Any other appropriate order or direction which
this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the
facts and circumstances of the present case, may
also be passed in favour of the petitioner."
(3 of 3)
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2.
A Division Bench of this Court in the matter of 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 for the redressal of
grievances regarding encroachment of public land.
3.
The petitioners probably have not approached the authorities
or even if approached but with no effect, we permit them to
appro