The High Court of Jharkhand considered a PIL regarding the construction of a Panchayat Bhavan on gifted raiyati land. It interpreted Section 69A of the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act and dismissed the petition for lacking public interest.
The writ petition is dismissed on the ground that no public interest is involved in the matter.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL)No.318 of 2013 Jawaharlal Jha & Anr. ...... Petitioner -VersusThe State of Jharkhand and ors. ...... Respondents
CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE JAYA ROY
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For the Petitioners : M/s Rajiv Ranjan, V.K.Trivedi & S.Gautam,Advs For the Respondents: Mr.Rajesh Shankar, G.A.
Dated 2nd July, 2013
By CourtHeard learned counsel for the parties.
that Section 69A of the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act cannot be interpreted to mean that the raiyat cannot surrender land to the State Government and that may be prohibited by way of gift also.
(Prakash Tatia, C.J. )
( Jaya Roy, J )
G.Jha/
2 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 69A of the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act prohibits a raiyat from surrendering land to the State Government by way of gift.
Whether the present writ petition qualifies as a public interest litigation where no person with direct interest in the property has filed it.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Jawaharlal Jha & Anr.
The State of Jharkhand and ors.
Prakash Tatia
Jaya Roy
As recorded by the court registry
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