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Nafe Singh v. Navraj Sandhu and Anr.

Punjab & Haryana HC16 Jul 2018COCP/1539/2017

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Petitioner filed a contempt petition for non-compliance with an order to remove encroachments. Court found proceedings against one encroacher pending due to non-impleadment. Dismissed contempt but directed expedited disposal of pending eviction petitions.

What did the court decide?

Rule discharged and Assistant Collector directed to expedite pending eviction petitions on public streets.

Nafe Singh Vs Navraj Sandhu… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Punjab & Haryana HC (2018)

COCP 1539/2017

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP 1539/2017 Date of decision:16.07.2018

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Nafe Singh

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..............Petitioner

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Navraj Sandhu,IAS and another

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..............Respondent

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Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh

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Present:Mr.Tribhuvan Dahiya,Advocate for the petitioner

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Mr.Rajesh K.Sheoran,Addl.AG Haryana for respondents

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Jaswant Singh,J,(Oral).

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Petitioner is a resident of Village Mehrana, Tehsil Charkhi Dadri, District Bhiwani and had invoked Section 7 ejectment jurisdiction under the Punjab Village Common Lands Act,1961 for removal of encroachments in a public street against said encroachers.

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This Court vide order dated 9.5.2016 had directed the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri, to conclude the pending proceedings within three months. Since the encroachments were not removed hence the present contempt was filed.

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Learned State counsel submits that as per last affidavit dated 17.8.2017 filed by Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri, the encroachments have since been removed and the vacant possession handed over to the Gram Panchayat. However, it bares out that one of the encroachers Amar Singh son of Mukunda was not impleaded in the writ Rajinder Parshad Joshipetition wherein the order dated 9.5.2016 was passed and concededly the 2018.07.16 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP 1539/2017 2

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proceedings against him are still pending adjudication before the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri.

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In view of the above, no further action is warranted in the

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present contempt petition.

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Disposed of.

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Rule is discharged.

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However, Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri is directed to expedite all the pending eviction petitions seeking removal of encroachers from public streets in the village.

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16.07.2018 joshi

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	(Ja	swant Singh) Judge
Whether	Yes/No
Speaking/reasoned
Whether Reportable	Yes/No

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Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2018.07.16 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Nafe Singh v. Navraj Sandhu and Anr.

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