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2013 DIGILAW 319 (UTT)

RAIS AHMAD v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND THROUGH SECRETARY

2013-06-13

C.Pant, V.K.Bist

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JUDGMENT Oral: Hon’ble Prafulla C.Pant, J. Since the petitioner has failed to take steps with correct particulars for respondent Nos. 5 and 6, as such, for last two years, they could not be served. 2. Heard. 3. By means of this writ petition filed in the form of Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner has made following prayers:- (a) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature mandamus commanding the respondents No. 1 to 4, to stop the respondents No.5 and 6 from raising any construction or making any encroachment over the piece of land measuring about 0.028 hectare, bearing Khasra No. 739 (Old Khasra No. 614/2) situated at Village Sarberkhera Tehsil Kashipur District U.S.Nagar, which is bounded and butted as under:- East – Plot bearing Khasra No. 1340 (Old Khasra No. 613) (M/s Agarwal Petrol Pump) West- Plot bearing Khasra No. 738 (Old Khasra No. 614/3) (Government Canal) North – Khatima - Panipat High Way (thereafter Mandi Samiti) South - Plot bearing Khasra No. 740 (Bhoomidhari Land of category 1 (A) of Mrs. Rekha Rani and Rashmi Rani. (b) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature mandamus commanding the respondents No.1 to 4 to remove the construction raised by the respondents No. 5 and 6 over the piece of land measuring about 0.028 hectare, bearing Khasra No. 739 (Old Khasra No. 614/2) situated at Village Sarberkhera Tehsil Kashipur District U.S.Nagar, which is bounded and butted as under:- East - Plot bearing Khasra No. 1340 (Old Khasra No. 613) (M/s Agarwal Petrol Pump) West - Plot bearing Khasra No. 738 (Old Khasra No. 614/3) (Government Canal) North- Khatima- Panipat High Way (thereafter Mandi Samiti) South- Plot bearing Khasra No. 740 (Bhoomidhari Land of category 1 (A) of Mrs. Rekha Rani and Rashmi Rani. (c) Any other order which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents. (d) Cost of the petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents. In substance the petitioner has sought removal of alleged encroachment made by the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 over Khasra No. 739 (Old Khasra No. 614/2) of Village Sarberkhera Tehsil Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. (d) Cost of the petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents. In substance the petitioner has sought removal of alleged encroachment made by the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 over Khasra No. 739 (Old Khasra No. 614/2) of Village Sarberkhera Tehsil Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent No.4 and Tehsildaar of the area who has stated in para -10 that respondent Nos. 5 and 6 have raised construction over their Bhoomidhari land of Khasra No. 1340 -3 (M) and no encroachment has been made by them on the public land bearing Khasra No. 739. It is further stated in the counter affidavit that the Tehsildaar has made personally spot inspection relating to alleged construction raised by the respondent Nos. 5 and 6. 5. In view of the above facts which has come on the record, the petitioner is not entitled to the relief claimed by him. Even otherwise such kinds of removal of encroachment in which there is dispute of location of plot, is a matter to be adjudicated upon by the civil court, or the concerned revenue court and not the matter of public interest. 6. For the reasons as discussed above, the writ petition is dismissed. (Interim Relief Application No. 2047 of 2011stands disposed of).