JUDGMENT 'kgkj.k] lnL;-&;g fZ}rh; vihy /kkjk 76 jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e] 1956 ds vUrxZr jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj ds fu.kZ; fnukad 20-1-06 ds fo:) is'k dh xbZ gSA 2- izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gS fd dSyk'k ukjk;.k] xqykcpUn rFkk Nhrjey us dysDVj] ukxkSj ds le{k ,d izkFkZuk i= is'k dj fuosnu fd;k fd mDr rhuksa Hkkxhnkjksa us ,d QeZ eSllZ xqykcpUn Nhrjey tktw ekcZy b.MLVªht cukdj iath;u djok;k Fkk ,oa yht MhM fnukad 27-1-75 dks iathc) djokbZ FkhA vc xqykcpUn o Nhrjey viuh iwath ysdj QeZ ls vyx gks x;s gS ,oa QeZ vdsys dSyk'k ukjk;.k ds LokfeRo esa py jgh gSA vr% yht MhM esa ls xqykcpUn o Nhrjey ds uke gVk;s tkosA mDr izkFkZuk i= ij dk;Zokgh dj fnukad 20-9-03 dks dysDVj] dk;kZy; ls yht gLrkUrj.k dh Lohd`fr tkjh dh xbZA mDr vkns'k dks xyr ekurs gq, dysDVj] ukxkSj us vkns'k fnukad 20-12-03 ls fujLr dj fn;kA blds fo:) izR;FkhZ }kjk jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj ds U;k;ky; esa izFke vihy is'k dh xbZA jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj us nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj fu.kZ; fnukad 20-1-06 ls vihy Lohdkj dj dysDVj] ukxkSj dk vkns'k fnukad 20-12-03 fujLr dj fn;kA blls O;fFkr gksdj jkT; i{k dh vksj ls ;g f}rh; vihy bl U;k;ky; esa is'k dh xbZ gSA 3- fo}ku jktdh; vfHkHkk"kd us viuh cgl esa rdZ fn;k fd izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; us bl rF; ij xkSj ugha fd;k fd vfrfjDr dysDVj dks dysDVj dh 'kfDr;ka izkIr ugha gSA dysDVj ds eq[;ky; ls ckgj gksus ij vfrfjDr dysDVj ek= nSfud dk;Z gh dk;Zokgd dysDVj ds :i esa lEikfnr dj ldrk gSA ,sls egRoiw.kZ fu.kZ; dk;Zokgd dysDVj ugha ns ldrkA yht gLrkUrj.k iw.kZr;k fu"ks/k gSA fQj Hkh ,dy LokfeRo esa gLrkUrfjr djus dk vkns'k fn;k gS] tks voS/k ,oa {ks=kf/kdkj ckgj tkdj fn;k x;k gSA vkoaVu vf/kdkjh dh vuqefr ds fcuk gh yht gLrkUrj.k fd;k x;k gS] tcfd vkoaVu fu;e 1959 ds fu;e 9 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj vkoaVu vf/kdkjh gh yht gLrkUrfjr dj ldrk gSA vfrfjDr dysDVj dk vkns'k iw.kZr;k xSj dkuwuh o {ks=kf/kdkj ls ckgj dk vkns'k gSA vr% fuxjkuh Lohdkj dh tkosA 4- fuxjkuh ds lkFk izkFkhZ dh vksj ls /kkjk 5 e;kn vf/kfu;e dk izkFkZuk i= e; 'kiFk i= is'k fd;k x;k gSA mDr izkFkZuk i= esa izkFkhZ us fuosnu fd;k gS fd fu.kZ; fnukad 20-1-06 dk fof/kd ijh{k.k fd;k x;k ,oa ckn esa izkFkhZ dks izHkkjh vf/kdkjh vkns'k fnukad 2-2-07 ls fu;qDr fd;k x;kA izkFkhZ us blds ckn udysa vkfn izkIr dh ,oa jktdh; vfHkHkk"kd ls lEidZ fd;k ,oa ;g vihy is'k dj nhA vihy is'k djus esa gqbZ nsjh lnHkfod gSA vr% ekQ dh tkosaA 5- fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd izR;FkhZ us viuh cgl esa rdZ fn;k gS fd vihy yxHkx 15 ekg nsjh ls is'k dh xbZ gS ,oa nsjh dk leqfpr dkj.k ugha fn;k x;k gSA nsjh dks rHkh d.Mksu fd;k tk ldrk gS] tcfd izR;sd fnu dh nsjh dk leqfpr o lUrks"kizn dkj.k crk;k x;k gksA vr% vihy e;kn ds fcUnq ij gh [kkfjt dh tkosA 6- fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk xq.kkoxq.k ij cgl esa rdZ jgk gS fd dysDVj ds vodk'k ij jgus ij vfrfjDr dysDVj dks dysDVj dh 'kfDr;ka izkIr gksrh gS ,oa os ,slk vkns'k ikfjr djus esa l{ke gSaA jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 25 ds izko/kkuksa vuqlkj vfrfjDr dysDVj ftl {ks= esa og fu;qDr gS] dysDVj dh lEiw.kZ 'kfDr;ka o vf/kdkjksa dk iz;ksx dj ldrk gSA /kkjk 28 o 29 jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e esa fn;s x;s izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj vfrfjDr dysDVj dks dysDVj dh lHkh 'kfDr;ka ,oa vf/kdkj izkIr gS ,oa vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk fn;k x;k vkns'k dysDVj }kjk fn;k x;k gh ekuk tkrk gSA vfrfjDr dysDVj ds vkns'k dks fujLr djus dk vf/kdkj dysDVj dks ugha gSA fdlh vkns'k dks L;ks eksVks fjO;w djus dk vf/kdkj dysDVj dks ugha gSA bl izdj.k esa dysDVj }kjk pkgh xbZ lwpuk igys ls gh i=koyh ij miyC/k Fkh] ijUrq muds }kjk izdj.k dks ;sudsu izdkjs.k yfEcr j[kus ds fy, iqu% lwpuk,a ekaxh Fkh ,oa blh nkSjku dysDVj ds eq[;ky; ls ckgj gksus ls vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh dk fu.kZ; fof/k vuqlkj gksus ls ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkosA fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vius rdksZ ds leFkZu esa 1988 vkjvkjMh ist 197 ,oa 1983 vkvkjMh ist 641 izLrqr fd;sA 7- geus nksuksa i{kksa ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k dh cgl ij euu fd;k ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA 8- jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj dk vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad 20-1-06 dk gS] ftlds fo:) ;g vihy fnukad 20-4-07 dks is'k dh xbZ gSA mDr vihy yxHkx 15 ekg nsjh ls is'k dh xbZ gSA vihy is'k djus esa gqbZ nsjh ds fy, /kkjk 5 e;kn vf/kfu;e ds izkFkZuk i= o 'kiFk i= esa izkFkhZ vihykFkhZ us fnukad 2-2-07 dks izHkkjh vf/kdkjh fu;qDr fd;s tkus o ljdkjh odhy ls lEidZ dj udysa vkfn izkIr dj vihy is'k djuk crk;k gSA gkykafd nsjh ds izR;sd fnu dk Li"V dkj.k fn;k tkuk vko';d gSA ijUrq ;g Hkh Li"V gS fd fdlh izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k rduhdh fcUnqvksa ij ugha fd;k tkdj xq.kkoxq.k ij fd;k tkuk pkfg;sA oSls Hkh izkFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr 'kiFk i= ds fojks/k esa vizkFkhZ }kjk dkmaVj 'kiFk i= is'k ugha fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge U;k;fgr esa /kkjk 5 e;kn vf/kfu;e dk izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj djrs gS ,oa vihy is'k djus esa gqbZ nsjh dks d.Mksu fd;k tkrk gSA 9- tgka rd xq.kkoxq.k dk iz'u gS] jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj us lHkh rF;ksa dk iw.kZ foospu dj fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k gS ,oa vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk dysDVj dh gSfl;r ls vkns'k iw.kZ tkap dj ikfjr fd;k tkuk ekurs gq, vihy Lohdkj dh gSA 10- fnukad 27-1-1975 dk ewy vkns'k] ftlds }kjk eSllZ xqykcpUn Nhrjey tktw ds i{k esa fookfnr Hkwfe dk vkS|ksfxd laikfjorZu fd;k x;k] ^T;wfMf'k;y*] ^uku T;wfMf'k;y* vFkok ^iz'kklfud* fdl Js.kh dk vkns'k gSA bl lEcU/k esa ;g Li"V gS fd jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e] 1956 ds vUrxZr vkS|ksfxd iz;kstukFkZ Hkw vkoaVu ,oa laifjorZu fu;e] 1959 ds vUrxZr mDr vkns'k fnukad 27-1-1975 tkjh fd;k x;k gS ,oa blds vUrxZr gh yht MhM lEikfnr dh xbZ gSA jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e] 1956 dh ^^izFke vuqlwph** ftlesa T;wfMf'k;y Js.kh** ds izdj.kksa dks lwphc) fd;k x;k gS] mlesa vkS|ksfxd iz;kstukFkZ Hkw vkoaVu ds izdj.k ugha gSaA vr% ;g vkns'k ^uku T;wfMf'k;y* Js.kh ds vkns'k gSA ,sls vkns'k ds fo:) jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh dks vihy lquus dk {ks=kf/kdkj gS vFkok ugha\ bl lEcU/k esa jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e] 1956 dh /kkjk 75¼1½¼ch½ esa fn;s x;s izko/kku ds vuqlkj dysDVj }kjk ikfjr ,sls vkns'kksa ds fo:) izFke vihy {ks=kf/kdkj j[kus okys jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh ds U;k;ky; esa gh lek;r ;ksX; gSA vr% dysDVj] ukxkSj ds vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad 20-12-03 ds fo:) izFke vihy lquus dk {ks=kf/kdkj jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj dk gSA 11- bl izdj.k esa fufgr ,d vU; egRoiw.kZ fcUnw ;g gS fd vfrfjDr dysDVj] ukxkSj dk vkns'k fnukad 20-9-03 voS/kkfud] {ks=kf/kdkj ckgj gS] vFkok ughaA ;fn gka rks D;ksa dj\ bl fcUnw ds ijh{k.k gsrq jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 25] 28 o 29 esa fn;s x;s izko/kku izklafxd gSa] tks fuEukuqlkj gS& 25. Powers and duties of Courts and Officers.-(1) [A Commissioner or a] Collector or a Sub-Divisional Officer or a Tehsildar shall respectively within his division or district or sub-division or tehsil, exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties conferred and imposed on him by or under this Act or the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of1955) or any other law for the time being in force. 28. Officers temporarily succeeding to permanent vacancies- Whenever in consequence of the office of a Commissioner, or a Collector or a Sub-Divisional Officer or a Tehsildar becoming permanently vacant, any officer succeeds temporarily to the chief executive administration of the division, district, sub-division or Tehsil, as the case may be, such officer shall, pending the order of the State Government, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred and imposed on a Commissioner, a Collector or a Sub-Divisional Officer or a Tehsildar by or under any law for the time being in force in the State. 29. Temporary absence of officers- Where in officer is temporarily absent from his duties- (i) any other officer of equal grade functioning at his headquarters or, if there be no officer of an equal grade there any other officer of a superior grade so functioning or, if there be no such superior officer, any other officer of an inferior grade so functioning shall, without relinquishing the ordinary duty, assume charge of the office of the absentee officer and shall continue in charge thereof until the office is assumed by another officer duly appointed thereto and, while in such charge perform the routine duties of the absentee officer, and (ii) if any officer of an equal, superior or inferior grade is not functioning at such headquarters or is himself also, absent, the chief ministerial official of the office shall possess the power of adjourning from time to time any matter, case or proceedings. 12- jktLFkku Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e] 1956 esa dysDVj 'kCn dks ifjHkkf"kr ugha fd;k x;k gS ijUrq ;g izko/kku gS fd tks 'kCn bl vf/kfu;e esa ifjHkkf"kr ugha gS ijUrq jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e esa ifjHkkf"kr gS rks mls bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstukFkZ Hkh ekuk tk;sxkA jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1955 esa dysDVj dh ifjHkk"kk esa vfrfjDr dysDVj Hkh fufgr gSA 13- mDr ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd /kkjk 25 esa dysDVj dh bl vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr nh xbZ leLr 'kfDr;ka vfrfjDr dysDVj esa Hkh fufgr gksrh gSA ijUrq mudk iz;ksx /kkjk 28 o 29 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuq:i gh fd;k tk ldrk gSA 14- izLrqr izdj.k esa vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk fu.kZ; ikfjr djrs le; dysDVj Hkze.k ij eq[;ky; ls ckgj Fks] ftlls /kkjk 29 dh fLFkfr curh gS] ftlesa vfrfjDr dysDVj dks dsoy ^:fVu* dk;Z gh djus dh 'kfDr;ka iznRr gSaA :fVu dk;Z D;k gksxk] vf/kfu;e@fu;e esa dgha Hkh ifjHkkf"kr ugha gS] dk;Z dh ifjfLFkfr ds vuq:i gh bldk fu/kkZj.k Lo-foosd ls gh fd;k tk ldrk gSA dksbZ Hkh ,slk d`R;] ftlesa Lora= :i ls vfUre fu.kZ; mlh fnu ;k mlh le; ysuk vR;ko';d u gks] og ^:fVu dk;Z* esa ugha vkrk gSA vkjvkjMh 1988 i`"B 197 esa Hkh ;gh fl)Ur izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS& "Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, Section 29-Provision a procedure for routine duties to be discharged by immediate next senior in case of absence of officer on account of his absence on leave, transfer, or otherwise, but such officer cannot pass substantive orders-1964 RLW 120 relied upon-Order for maintaining status quo passed by City Magistrate during absence of Revenue Appellate Authority, set aside." 15- dyDVj dk;kZy; dh i=koyh dh xgurk ls v/;;u djus ls ;g rF; Li"V gksrk gS fd bl izdj.k esa fu;ekUrxZr lHkh Lrj ij ijh{k.kksijkUr i=koyh vfUre fu.kZ; gsrq vfrfjDr dyDVj ¼izHkkjh vf/kdkjh jktLo½ ds }kjk viuh flQkfj'k ds lkFk ftyk dyDVj dks vuqeksnukFkZ izLrqr dh xbZA ijUrq dysDVj }kjk izdj.k dk vuqeksnu u dj dqN vkSj lwpuk,a vknsf'kdk ds iSjk 38 ds vuqlkj pkgh xbZ] ftuesa ls dkQh lwpuk,a i=koyh ij igys ls gh miyC/k FkhA ijUrq fQj Hkh bldh iwfrZ dh xbZ ,oa dysDVj ds eq[;ky; ij ugha gksus ls vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad 20-9-03 vfrfjDr dysDVj us ikfjr dj fn;kA vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk tkjh mDr vkns'k i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{;ksa dh jks'kuh esa iw.kZr;k vkns'k gS ijUrq ;g Hkh Li"V gS fd ;g vkns'k tkjh djus dk {ks=kf/kdkj vfrfjDr dysDVj dks ugha gSA vfrfjDr dysDVj dks dysDVj dk dk;Z Hkkj Hkh fn;k gqvk ugha FkkA vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk bl vkns'k dk dysDVj ls vuqeksnu Hkh ugha djk;k x;kA bl fnol dks ftyk dysDVj Hkze.k ij eq[;ky; ls ckgj Fks] ftlls vfrfjDr dysDVj dks ek= :fVu dk;Z gh lEiUu djus dh 'kfDr;ka izkIr gksrh gSA gLrxr fu.kZ; vfUre ,oa Lora= fu.kZ; gS rFkk ;g ,slk d`R; ugha gS] ftls mlh fnu djuk vR;ko';d gks] ftlls ;g d`R; :fVu dk;Z ugha ekuk tk ldrkA vr% vfrfjDr dysDVj }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 20-9-03 fcuk {ks=kf/kdkj ds gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS rFkk blh ds vuq:i jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj dk fu.kZ; fnukad 20-1-06 Hkh fujLruh; gSA 16- ftyk dysDVj ds vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad 20-12-03 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd muds }kjk vkns'k fnukad 20-9-03 dks dsoy ek= vfrfjDr dysDVj ds {ks=kf/kdkj ds fcUnw ij gh fujLr fd;k gSA vkns'k esa vU; D;k voS/kkfudrk gS] dgha Hkh Li"V ugha fd;k gSA lkFk gh yht gLrkUrj.k dk izdj.k] tks muds le{k yfEcr Fkk rFkk tks vkt Hkh yfEcr gS] mlds lEcU/k esa Hkh dksbZ fu.kZ; ugha fy;k x;k gSA 17- ,slh fLFkfr esa vihy dks vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS ,oa jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] ukxkSj dk fu.kZ; fnukad 20-1-06 fujLr fd;k tkrk gS ,oa izdj.k bl funsZ'k ds lkFk izfrizsf"kr fd;k x;k gS fd eSllZ xqykcpUn Nhrjey tktw ekcZy b.MLVªht ds Hkkxhnkj xqykcpUn] Nhrjey o dSyk'k ukjk;.k }kjk yht gLrkUrj.k ds ckcr dysDVj] ukxkSj ds le{k izLrqr izkFkZuk i= dk fuLrkj.k dysDVj] ukxkSj bl fu.kZ; fnukad ls ,d ekg dh vof/k esa fof/k vuqlkj dk;Zokgh dj djsaA nksuksa i{kksa dks funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd os dysDVj] ukxkSj ds U;k;ky; esa fnukad 31-5-10 dks mifLFkr jgsA 18- fu.kZ; fy[kk;k tkdj [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA