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Rameshbhai Chanabhai Odedara v. State of Gujarat

Gujarat HC4 May 2022SCA/4195/2022

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In a special civil application filed by a lawful occupier seeking registration of a government lease deed, the High Court directed the respondent authority to register the executed lease deed within three weeks without needing to adjudicate the merits of the petition first.

What did the court decide?

Directed the respondent authority to register the lease deed within three weeks from the date of the order.

Rameshbhai Chanabhai Odedara Vs State of Gujarat — Property and Title | Gujarat HC (2022)

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C/SCA/4195/2022 ORDER DATED: 04/05/2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

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R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4195 of 2022

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RAMESHBHAI CHANABHAI ODEDARA

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Versus

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STATE OF GUJARAT & 3 other(s)

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Appearance:

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MS.NAMRATA J SHAH(6534) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS DHARITRI PANCHOLI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI

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Date : 04/05/2022 ORAL ORDER

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By way of present petition, the petitioner herein has prayed for the following reliefs:

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“8.(A) YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus or certiorari or direct concerned respondent No.2 and 4 to register the lease deed dated 03/03/2020 in pursuance of the LOI dtd. 28/07/2016 in favour of the petitioner in respect of govt. land bearing Sy. No.48/1 admeasuring 03-00-00 Hector, for sandstone, situated at Village: Abhepar, Ta: Thangadh & Dist: Surendranagar.

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8.(B) Pending admission and final disposed of this petition, Your Lordships may be pleased to direct concern respondent No.2 and 4 to register the lease deed dated 03/03/2020 in pursuance of the LOI dated 28/07/2016 in favour of the petitioner in respect of govt. land bearing Sy. No.48/1 admeasuring 03-00-00 Hector, for sandstone, situated at Village: Abhepar, Ta:Thangadh & Dist:Surendranagar.

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8.(C) YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to grant such other and further reliefs as deemed fit in the interest of justice.”

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The writ applicant is lawful occupier of Government

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C/SCA/4195/2022 ORDER DATED: 04/05/2022

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Land bearing bearing Sy. No. 48/1 admeasuring 03-00-00 Hector, for sandstone, situated at Village: Abhepar, Ta: Thangadh & Dist: Surendranagar.

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It appears that the petitioner obtained LOI from the concerned authority on 28/07/2016 pursuant to application preferred by the writ applicant on 29/02/2012. The petitioner has requested for environment clearance certificate which was accepted and granted by the concerned respondent authority on 04/09/2017 with all the requisite permission. The stamp duty was also duly paid in view of communications dated 15/05/2018 and 26/06/2019. Mining plan is also approved on 29/03/2019. DILR sheet is duly certified by the competent authority on 13/06/2018.

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It appears that the petitioner herein is in receipt of all the requisite permission as referred to above and the lease deed is also executed by the respondent authority on 26/02/2020. Only registration of lease deed is required to be carried by the respondent no.4 authority.

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In view of above, without going into the facts of present case, the concerned respondent authority is directed to register the lease deed within a period of three weeks from today preferably on or before 24/05/2022.

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With the above directions, present petition stands disposed of.

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(VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI,J)

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ILA

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