Disposed

Gopal Son of Kesar Gurjar v. the District Collector

Rajasthan HC4 May 2022CW/5509/2022

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This Division Bench disposed of a PIL petition concerning removal of trespassers from a public dam, directing authorities to consider the petitioner's representation before the Public Land Protection Cell within two months while ensuring a hearing for alleged encroachers.

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Petitioner permitted to submit representation to PLPC; respondents directed to decide within two months; encroachers to be afforded opportunity of hearing.

Gopal Son of Kesar Gurjar Vs the District Collector — Land Acquisition | Rajasthan HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5509/2022

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Gopal Son Of Kesar Gurjar, Aged About 45 Years, Resident Of Village Sheopuri, Pucca Banda, Tonk (Rajasthan)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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The District Collector, Tonk (Rajasthan)

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The Commissioner, Municipal Council, Tonk (Rajasthan). 3. The Tehsildar, Tehsil Tonk, Tonk (Rajasthan)

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		----Respondents
For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Bharat Yadav
For Respondent(s)	:

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HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order

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04/05/2022

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Instant Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed with

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the following prayer:-

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“(i) by an appropriate writ, order or direction your Lordships may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to remove the trespassers from the public dam namely pucca banda (Khasra No.284) of revenue Village Mehganv Sheopuri, Ward No.57, Nagar Parishad, Tonk (Rajasthan);

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(ii) any other order or direction as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and in favour of the humble petitioner be also passed.”

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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

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30.01.2019 has directed creation of Public Land Protection Cell

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(PLPC) for rural areas in every district.

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(2 of 2)

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[CW-5509/2022]

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Counsel for the petitioner submitted that he may be permitted to submit a representation before the PLPC and respondents be directed to dispose of the same within a period of two months.

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In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed off, in view of the directions issued by the Division Bench in the matter of Jagdish Prashad Meena (supra) and the petitioner is at liberty to make a representation before PLPC and the respondents are directed to decide the same within a period of two months.

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It is further directed that in the inquiry for removal of encroachment, the persons, who are alleged to be encroachers, shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing.

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(SAMEER JAIN),J

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(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA),ACTING CJ

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N.Gandhi/18

Gopal Son of Kesar Gurjar v. the District Collector

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