Rukhmani Dhruw v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2754 of 2021 • Rukhmani Dhruw W/o Sukhau Ram Dhruw Aged About 55 Years Caste Gond, R/o Dongrigaon, Maroda, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh., District : Gariyabandh, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Collector District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

3. Tehsildar Gariyaband District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

4. Chief Medical And Health Officer District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Shikhar Bakhtiyar, Advocate For State :

Mr. Gagan Tiwari, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order on Board 08.07.2021

1. Heard

2. The challenge in this petition is to the notice issued by the Tehsildar Gariyaband on 01.06.2021 for acquisition of certain land.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner holds lands bearing Khasra No. 2 & 131 and it is an irrigated and agricultural land. It is submitted that as per Chapter 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and resettlement Act 2013, the agricultural land of the like nature cannot be acquired unless there is an exceptional circumstance. He submits that since the respondent authorities are measuring the land of the petitioner, as such, they are aggrieved by the said notice.

4. Per contra, learned State counsel submits that the said notice which is under challenge is with respect to the government lands bearing Khasra No. 330,

-2331/1, 331/2, 332, 334 & 335 total admeasuring 8.24 Hectares, which is a government land and the land of the petitioner is not included in such notice and the lands of the petitioner are bearing Khasra No. 2 & 131.

5. Perused the notice Annexure P/1 dated 01.06.2021. The petitioner has filed the document of land record which is in respect of lands bearing Khasra No. 2 &

131. Since the lands bearing Khasra No. 2 & 131, which is private land of the petitioner, are not included in the said notice and it is in respect of the entirely different land which is the government land, the petitioner do not have any locus to challenge the notice Annexure P/1 dated 01.06.2021.

6. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach the appropriate forum, if the cause of action arises in future, if any.

7. With the aforesaid direction/ observation, the writ petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Vishakha