Ramanbhai Patel and Shankarbhai Patel are absolute and independent owners of this land, having obtained it from one Bhikhabhai Khushalbhai and his wife Bhikiben Bhikhabhai in the year 1975. The FIR then narrates that because of a recent price hike of lands in the city of Surat, the heirs of Bhikhabhai and Bhikiben together with Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Manubhai Kurjibhai Malaviya have hatched a conspiracy in collusion with each other, and published a public notice under the caption “Beware of Landgrabbers” in a local newspaper on 7-6-2008. Sometime thereafter, Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya then contacted an intermediary, who in turn contacted Nitinbhai Patel (who lodged the FIR), whereby, according to Nitinbhai Patel, Vinubhai Malaviya demanded an amount of Rs 2.5 crores in order to “settle” disputes in respect of this land. It is alleged in the said FIR that apart from attempting to extort money from the said Nitinbhai Patel, the heirs of Bhikhabhai and Bhikiben together with Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Manubhai Kurjibhai Malaviya have used a fake and bogus “Satakhat” and power of attorney in respect of the said land, and had tried to grab this land from its lawful owners Ramanbhai and Shankarbhai Patel. 2. The background to the FIR is the fact that one Khushalbhai was the original tenant of agricultural land, bearing Revenue Survey No. 342, admeasuring 2 ac, 2 gunthas, situated at Puna (Mauje), Choriyasi (Tal), District Surat. Khushalbhai died, after which his son Bhikhabhai became tenant in his place. Bhikhabhai in turn died on 23-12-1984 and his wife Bhikiben died on 18-12-1999. A public notice dated 7- 6-2008 was issued in Gujarat Mitra and Gujarat Darpan Dainik by the heirs of Bhikhabhai, stating that Ramanbhai and Shankarbhai Patel are landgrabbers, and are attempting to create third-party rights in the said property. This led to the legal heirs of Bhikhabhai, through their power-of-attorney holder, applying on 12-6-2008 to the Collector, Nanpura (Surat), to cancel revenue entries that were made way back in 1976.
