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2005 DIGILAW 2323 (RAJ)
State of Rajasthan v. Forest Department, Jodhpur
2005-08-31
M.S.KHAN
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[kku] lnL;&;g jsQjsUl vUrxZr /kkjk 82 jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e 1956 ds rgr ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s fu.kZ; fnukad 10-2-2004 ds rgr bl U;k;ky; dks izsf"kr fd;k x;k gSA ¼2½ la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gS fd rglhynkj tks/kiqj us ,d izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr /kkjk 82 jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e ds rgr ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj ds U;k;ky; esa fo:) tekcUnh [kkrk la- 852@410 egdek ou foHkkx ekStk tks/kiqj ds [k- ua- 720 jdck 249 ch?kk fdLe ckjkuh pkje fujLr dj jktdh; Hkwfe ntZ djus gsrq izLrqr fd;kA izkFkZuk i= esa vafdr fd;k fd xzke tks/kiqj dks [kljk ua- 702 jdck 249 ch?kk Hkwfe ek= [kljk fxjnkojh ds vk/kkj ij jktLo fjdkMZ tekcUnh esa egdek ou foHkkx ds uke [kkrsnkjh vafdr dj nh xbZ gS tcfd bldk dksbZ oS/kkfud vk/kkj ;k vf/kdkj ugha FkkA ;g Hkwfe jktLFkku dkrdkjh vf/kfu;e ds ykxw ls iwoZ ekjokM+ fj;klr }kjk ou foHkkx dks vkoafVr ugha FkhA fely cankscLr lEor~ 1982 ds vuqlkj Hkh mDr Hkwfe rkyqd ljnkj jlkys ds uke ntZ Fkh rFkk ou foHkkx ds uke ntZ ugha Fkh] u dHkh vkoaVu gqbZA [k-ua- 720 ds leLr {ks= esa iwoZ ls gh vkcknh clh gqbZ pyh vk jgh gSa ,oa blh {ks= esa vLirky ifjlj fpfdRlk foHkkx dk dCtk HkkSfrd :i ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftl ij esfMdy dkyst] vLirky] vLirky ds okMZ] gkLVy] LVkQ ds jgoklh; edkukr vkfn cus gq, gS rFkk pkjfnokjh cuh gqbZ gSA ;g Hkwfe ou foHkkx ds dCts o mi;ksx esa dHkh ugha jghA orZeku esa mDr Hkwfe dk mi;ksx fpfdRlk foHkkx jktLFkku ljdkj eFkqjknkl ekFkqj jktdh; fpfdRlky; }kjk fd;k tk jgk gSA vr% izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj fuosnu fd;k fd xzke tks/kiqj ds [kkrk la- 852@410 egdek ou foHkkx ds uke [kkrsnkjh esa xyr ntZ gS dks fujLr djok;k tkdj bls jktdh; Hkwfe ntZ djokus dk vknsk ikfjr fd;k tkosaA v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us izkFkZuk i= izkIr gksus ij izdj.k ntZ jftLVj dj vizkFkhZ dks uksfVl tkjh dj nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj vius fu.kZ; fnukad 10-2-2004 ds }kjk oknxzLr Hkwfe tks ou foHkkx ds uke [kkrsnkjh esa ntZ gS dks fujLr fd;s tkus gsrq ;g jsQjsUl bl U;k;ky; dks izsf"kr fd;k gSA ¼3½ geusa odqyk; Qjhdsu dh cgl jsQjsUl ij lquhA ¼4½ jkT; ljdkj dh vksj fo}ku jktdh; vfHkHkk"kd us vius i{k ds leFkZu esa cgl djrs gq, crk;k fd bl izdj.k esa ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj }kjk vius fu.kZ; fnukad 10-2-2004 ds }kjk izLrqr jsQjsUl esa tks dkj.k crk;s gSa mudksa n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ;g jsQjsUl Lohdkj fd;k tkuk pkfg;sA ¼5½ vizkFkhZ ou foHkkx dh vksj ls vfHkHkk"kd Jh foHkkSj xkSM+ us viuh cgl esa crk;k fd lEor~ 2004 ¼lu~ 1946½ esa izFke ckj ;g ou Hkwfe jktLo fjdkMZ esa ntZ ik;h x;h gS rFkk lEor~ 2033 rd jktLo [kljk fxjnkojh esa mDr [k-ua- 720 ou foHkkx ds v/khu ?kkl pkj.k Hkwfe ds :i esa yxkrkj ntZ gqvk gSA lEor~ 2034 esa Hkh ou Hkwfe dh izfof"V ikbZ xbZ gSA lEor~ 2004 esa rRdkyhu ekjokM+ LVsV dh jlkysnkj dks vU; reke leoS/kk;h ifjlEifr;ksa ds lkFk mDr Hkwfe [k-ua- 720 Hkh ou foHkkx dks gLrkUrfjr gqbZ ftlds Øe esa jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk fnukad 4-3-1950 ds jkt xtV esa tfj;s foKfIr fnukad 17-12-1950 dks mDr Hkwfe dks ou[k.M C;ko vkjf{kr ou ds :i esa cankscLr djus gsrq izFke foKfIr /kkjk 4 o 6 QksjsLV ,DV ds rgr tkjh dh xbZA fnukad 5-11-1992 dks jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk jktLFkku jkti= ls mDr ou Hkwfe dks jf{kr ou[k.M esa iquxZBu gsrq QksjsLV ,DV dh /kkjk 29¼1½ ds rgr iqu% izkjfEHkd foKfIr tkjh dh xbZA mudh cgl gS fd fnukad 25-10-1980 dks ou laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 1980 ds izHkkokhy gksus ij ou Hkwfe dks xSj okfudh iz;kstukFkZ dksbZ vknsk@fu.kZ; ikfjr djuk u dsoy loZFkk izfrcaf/kr cfYd] n.Muh; vijk/k ?kksf"kr fd;k x;k gSA vr% mDr [k-ua- 720 dk oS/kk;h Lo:i ifjofrZr ugha fd;k tk ldrkA mudk dFku gS fd ou laj{k.k vf/kfu;e] 1980 ds lEcU/k esa ekuuh; mPPre U;k;ky; us fnukad 12-12-1996 dks ikfjr vknsk esa ouHkwfe dh Li"V ifjHkk"kk fu/kkZfjr dh gS ftlds vuqlkj ou foHkkx ds uke ntZ gksus ds dkj.k mldk oS/kk;h LVsVl ouHkwfe gS tks dsUnz ljdkjh dh iwokZuqefr ds cxSj LFkk;h :i ls vifjorZuh; gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; fnukad 12-12-1996 ds vknsk dh vuqikyuk esa jkT; ljdkj o"kZ 2000 esa vknsk tkjh dj pqdh gS fd ftl Hkwfe dk jktLo ;k ou foHkkx ds fjdkMZ esa ,d ckj ou Hkwfe ds :i esa izfof"V gks pqdh gS mldk fof/kd vfLrRo lnSo ouHkwfe ds :i esa jgsxk bl vknsk ds }kjk kklu lfpo ou us lHkh ftyk dysDVjksa dks bl vkk; dh leLr ou Hkwfe;ksa dk ou foHkkx ds i{k esa vey cjken djus ds funsZk tkjh dj fn;s x;s gSA mUgksaus vius i{k ds leFkZu esa 1997 ,-vkbZ-vkj- lqizhe dksVZ 1228 dh uthj izLrqr djrs gq, U;k;ky; dk /;ku vkdf"kZr fd;k fd bl uthj esa ifjizs{; esa ou foHkkx vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj ou foHkkx ds uke ntZ Hkwfe dks vc okfil jkT; ljdkj ds i{k esa ntZ ugha fd;k tk ldrkA mUgksaus 2003 Mh-,u-ts- okY;we 2 lq-dks- 462 dh uthj izLrqr djrs gq, crk;k fd bl izdj.k esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us ou foHkkx dh Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa ;g fnkk funsZk tkjh fd;s gS fd jkT; ljdkj ds fdUgha nks foHkkxksa ds e/; ou Hkwfe dks ysdj fookn gks rks ,sls fooknksa dk fu.kZ; jkT; ljdkj ,d desVh cukdj nsxhA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ftyk dysDVj dk jsQjsUl Lohdkj ;ksX; ugha gSA ou foHkkx ds vfHkHkk"kd dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd jktLFkku ou vf/kfu;e ykxw gksus ds ipkr~ ou foHkkx ds uke ntZ Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa ftyk dysDVj dks jsQjsUl djus dk dksbZ vf/kdkj ugha gSA bl lEcU/k esa mUgksaus 1976 vkjvkjMh 216 ,oa 2004 vkjvkjVh okY;we 2] 1072 uthj izLrqr dhA ou foHkkx dh vksj ls vfHkHkk"kd us vUr esa cgl djrs gq, crk;k fd ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; dh o`gnihB ds fu.kZ; 1996 Mh,uts lqizhe dksVZ 214 dh vksj ls U;k;ky; dk /;ku vkdf"kZr djk;k ,oa rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us mijksDr n`"VkUr esa ;g vfHker O;Dr fd;k fd ;fn fdlh Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa ou foHkkx dh Hkwfe ds uke uksfVfQdsku tkjh dj fn;k tkrk gS rks bl izdkj ds uksfVfQdsku dks flfoy dksVZ dh fMØh ds leku le>k tkosxk rFkk uksfVfQdsku ds tfj;s ou foHkkx esa ntZ dh xbZ Hkwfe dks ou foHkkx ds uke ls jktLo fjdkMZ ls ugha gVk;k tk ldrk gSA ¼6½ geusa odqyk; Qjhdsu dh cgl ij euu fd;kA i=koyh esa izLrqr fjdkMZ ,oa ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj }kjk izsf"kr fd;s x;s jsQjsUl fnukad 10-2-2004 dk voyksdu fd;kA ¼7½ lEiw.kZ rF;ksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ge ftyk dysDVj }kjk izsf"kr jsQjsUl ls viuh lgefr O;Dr ugha djrsA bl lEcU/k esa ou foHkkx ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd }kjk gekjs le{k tks uthjsa izLrqr dh xbZ gSA mudks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ftyk dysDVj }kjk izLrqr jsQjsUl Lohdkj ;ksX; ugha gSA ou foHkkx }kjk izLrqr :fyax 2003 Mh-,u-ts- okY;we 2] lqizhe dksVZ 462 ¼lqijk½] esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us ;g O;oLFkk nh gS fd& "Consitution of India, 1950—Articles 131, 226 & 330—Civil Procedure Code, 1908—Sections 79 & 80 —Order 27 Rule 1 & Order 1 Rule 9 & 10—Dispute between two departments of State with regard to title of land—Chief Conservator of Forest filed writ petition against order of Commissioner of Survey—State not arrayed as party—Petition dismissed by High Court—Appeal—Whether maintainable—Held, No—Suit by or Government be filed in the name of Union or State Government as the case may be—Suit/writ between two departments of State not maintainable so also the appeal there against." 1997 ,-vkbZ-vkj- lqizhe dksVZ 1228 ¼lqijk½] esa ;g fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd& "(A) Forest (Conservation) Act (69 of 1980), Section 1—Applicability—Act is enacted to check deforestation—Applies to all forests irrespective of nature of ownership or classification thereof—Word "Forest"—To be understod us per its dictionary meaning.
Words and Pharases—Word "forest"—Meaning." "(B) Forest (Conservation) Act (69 of 1980), Section 2—Forest land—Not only includes forest as understood in the dictionary sense, but also any area recorded as forests in the Government record irrespective of the ownership." 1976 vkjvkjMh 216 ¼lqijk½] esa ;g vfHkO;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd& "Mutation—Sanctioned by N.T. transferring land recorded in Khatedari of applicant to Forest Deptt.—Propriety—N.T. acted on direction of Forest Deptt. after Forest Settlement operations, governed by Forest Act, a special Act and actions taken thereunder cannot be subject of reference under L.R. Act—Aggrieved person could seek remedy under Forest Act.
after Forest Settlement operations, governed by Forest Act, a special Act and actions taken thereunder cannot be subject of reference under L.R. Act—Aggrieved person could seek remedy under Forest Act. No need for mutation and record have been changed in accordance with directions of F.S.O.—Mutation could not be set aside merely to correcta technical error—Reference, made by Addl.—Collector, rejected." bl Hkkafr 2004 vkjvkjVh okY;we] 2 ist 1072 esa ;g fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd& ^^jktLFkku Hkw jktLo ¼—f"k iz;kstukFkZ Hkwfe dk vkoaVu½ fu;e , 1970 fu;e 14¼4½ o 4¼111½ vkoaVu dk fujLrhdj.k-izkFkhZ Hkwfeghu gksus ds dkj.k dysDVj us vkoaVu fujLr djus ls bUdkj fd;k&vkoafVRk Hkwfe ou Hkwfe Fkh tks vkoaVu ds ;ksX; ugha Fkh&fuf.kZr] jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh us vkoaVu fujLr djus esa dksbZ =qfV ugha dh gSA** ¼8½ vr% mijksDr of.kZr leLr rF;ksa ,oa U;kf;d n`"VkUrksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ftyk dysDVj ds }kjk izLrqr ;g jsQjsUl vLohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA fdUrq ftyk dysDVj ds jsQjsUl vknsk ds voyksdu ls tkfgj gksrk gS fd ou foHkkx ds uke uksfVQkbZM bl Hkwfe ij [ka-ua- 720 ds leLr {ks= esa iwoZ ls gh vkcknh clh gqbZ py vk jgh gSa ,oa blh {ks= esa vLirky ifjlj fpfdRlk foHkkx dk dCtk HkkSfrd :i ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftl ij esfMdy dksyst] vLirky] vLirky ds okMZ] gkWLVy] LVkQ ds jgoklh; edkukr vkfn cus gq, gS rFkk pkjnhokjh cuh gqbZ gSA orZeku esa mDr Hkwfe dk mi;ksx ,oa miHkksDrk fpfdRlk foHkkx jktLFkku ljdkj eFkqjknkl ekFkqj jktdh; fpfdRlky; }kjk fd;k tk jgk gSA vr% ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj }kjk izLrqr jsQjsUl ds }kjk tks ekSds dh fLFkfr crkbZ xbZ gS mldks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, Hkh bl leL;k dk dksbZ lek/kku fd;k tkuk vko;d izrhr gksrk gSA vr% bl lEcU/k esa ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj dks funsZk fn;s tkrs gSa fd bl izdj.k esa og fookfnr Hkwfe dks ou foHkkx ls fof/kor fjyht djkus gsrq izLrko ou foHkkx }kjk fu/kkZfjr izi= rS;kj dj jkT; ljdkj dks izsf"kr djsa rkfd jkT; ljdkj ;g izLrko Hkkjr ljdkj dks Hkstdj Hkkjr ljdkj dh Loh—fr izkIr dj ldsa rkfd ou foHkkx dh Hkwfe ij tks ekSds dh fLFkfr rFkk ogka jktdh; Hkou] esfMdy dkWyst] vLirky o vkcknh ds edku vkfn cus gq, gS mudh leL;k dk Hkh lek/kku fd;k tk ldsA ¼9½ vr% mijksDr funsZkksa ds lkFk ftyk dysDVj ds }kjk izLrqr jsQjsUl vLohdkj fd;k tkrk gS rFkk ftyk dysDVj tks/kiqj dks funsZk fn;s tkrs gSa fd bl fu.kZ; esa iSjk ua- 8 esa of.kZr fnkk funsZkksa ds vuqlkj dk;Zokgh djsaA fu.kZ; esjs }kjk fy[kk;k tkdj [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA[ 2005 DIGILAW 2323 (RAJ) · digilaw.ai ]