The single judge dismissed a writ petition challenging D-Form pattas granted to respondents, holding that petitioners in possession lacked locus standi without showing prima facie title or explaining why the challenge came after five years.
Writ petition dismissed; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.
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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR
W.P.No.555 of 2016
ORDER:
Heard.
The petitioners seek to question D-Form pattas granted to respondents 6 to 27 as early as on 03-11-2010. The petitioners claim that they are in possession of the land in question and the pattas could not have been granted in favour of third parties. The affidavit, however, does not show any prima facie title of the petitioners and a claim is made purely alleging that the petitioners are in possession of the land in question and that the 4th respondent issued pattas in favour of respondents 6 to 27. The petitioners have not made any application for grant of assignment in their favour and no reasons are mentioned as to why pattas granted to respondents 6 to 27 are now being questioned after five years.
Since prima facie the petitioners have no locus standi to question the grant of assignment pattas by the Government in favour of respondents 6 to 27, I do not see any reason to entertain the writ petition.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
_______________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J
Date: 06-01-2016 Prv
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR
W.P.No.555 of 2016
06-01-2016
Prv
2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioners in possession of land have locus standi to question D-Form pattas granted to third parties by the Government.
Whether the writ petition seeking to question pattas granted five years prior should be entertained absent prima facie title.
Petitioners
Respondents 6 to 27
Vilas V. Afzulpurkar
As recorded by the court registry
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