Ramvirchh Tekam v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.436 of 2018 1.
Ramvirchh Tekam Late Jangbahadur Tekam, Aged About 47 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Girwani Basritola, Post Pandri, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur,
2. Bajrangi Singh Poya, Ramlal Poya, Aged About 45 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Girwani (Bodratola), Post Pandri, Police Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur,
3. Jabar Singh Ayam, Late Shri Mahaveer Singh Ayam, Aged About 29 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Girwani (Basritola), Post Pandri, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
4. Bhola Ram Teli, Late Prahlad Teli, Aged About 65 Years Caste Teli, R/o Village Girwani (Bodratola), Post Pandri, Police Station
5. Sobran Singh Korcho, Late Shri Ramsharan Singh Korcho, Aged About 33 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
6. Bagar Sai Agariya, Late Shri Jagarnath, Aged About 46 Years Caste Agariya, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station
7. Jagdev Kushro, Shivbax Kushro, Aged About 40 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station
8. Jivdhan Korcho, Bensay, Aged About 48 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
9. Ramjatan Korcho, Harilal, Aged About 48 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
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Shivbax Kushro, Late Jaikaran Kushro, Aged About 60 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 11.
Basdev Kushro, Late Shivbax Kushro, Aged About 44 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 12.
Dharamjeet Poya, Late Mansingh Poya, Aged About 47 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 13.
Ramdas Porte, Late Arjun Porte, Aged About 55 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Girwani Post Pandri, Police Station 14.
Chhotu Singh Tekam, Jaisingh Tekam, Aged About 33 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 15.
Ramsay Korcho, Late Bensay Korcho, Aged About 45 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 16.
Amarjeet Poya, Late Mansingh, Aged About 44 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station 17.
Ramratan Kocho, Harilal Korcho, Aged About 42 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station 18.
Bind Prasad Ayam, Ramsingh Ayam, Aged About 39 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 19.
Lacchandhari Yadav, Ganesh Yadav, Aged About 62 Years Caste Ahir, R/o Village Jaurahi, Post Pandri, Police
Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 20.
Ramadhar Kushwaha, Late Chhoturam, Aged About 68 Years Caste Koier, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 21.
Vimla Singh Korcho, W/o Sobran Singh, Aged About 28 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, 22.
Indramaniya, W/o Bagrsay, Aged About 40 Years Caste Agariya, R/o Village Beto, Post Keshari, Police Station 23.
Ramashankar Kushwaha, W/o Basdev Kushwaha, Aged About 42 Years Caste Koier, R/o Village Harigawa, Post Pandri, Police Station Raghunathnagar, Tahsil Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, ---- Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur.
2. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur.
3. Collector, Balarampur, District Balarampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
4. District Forest Officer, Balrampur, District BalrampurRamanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
5. Sub Divisional Officer(R), Wadrafnagar, District BalarampurRamanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
6. Sub Divisional Officer(F), Wadrafnagar, District BalarampurRamanujganj, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents For Petitioners :
Ms. Asha Singh Poya, Advocate For State :
Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer
Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 16/02/2018 (1) Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have submitted the application for grant of patta (Forest Rights) in accordance with the provisions contained in the Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 before the competent authority which is pending consideration since 07.12.2017 and has not been decided till date.
(2) Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable.
(3) Be that as it may, the respondent authorities are directed to consider and decide the petitioners' application for grant of patta expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
(4) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities would be at liberty to decide the application of the petitioners in accordance with law.
(5) With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of.
Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-