Dr. Madhu Patel Jha v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No.

Dr. Madhu Patel Jha W/o Shri M. K. Jha Aged About 67 Years R/o Village Akoldih (Khapri) Nardaha, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Collector Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Sub Divisional Officer Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. Additional Tehsildar Mandir Hasaud, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Anup Majumdar, Advocate For State :

Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 04/12/2019

1. The only grievance that the petitioner has raised in the present writ petition is for an appropriate direction to the respondents No.2 to 4 for taking appropriate steps in ensuring the correction of the revenue records are concerned, so far as the land which was originally owned by the petitioner bearing khasra No. 279/2, measuring 0.809 hectare.

2. According to the petitioner, subsequently on account of the settlement this khasra number got renumbered as khasra No. 568, however the measurement of the land got erroneously entered as "0.440" instead of "0.809" hectare. The petitioner has approached the authorities in the Revenue Department and who had twice conducted inspection and verification of facts in the year 2005 as well as in the year 2016 and on both the occasions, it was found that

the measurement of land shown against the petitioner's khasra number has got reduced in the course of settlement and the portion of the land owned by the petitioner has since been reflected in khasra No. 566 and appropriate action for initiating disciplinary proceedings against the concerned Tehsildar also has been ordered for. However, inspite of repeated reminders/representations, the respondents No. 2 to 4 have till date not taken any steps for necessary correction of the records.

3. Given the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the respondents No.2 to 4 are hereby directed to immediately consider the representations/objections that the petitioner has filed before them, so far as the correction of the revenue records in respect of the land, which originally stood in the name of the petitioner before settlement i.e. khasra No. 279/2 measuring 0.809 hectare, which has subsequently been renumbered as khasra No.568.

4. Let the respondents No.2 to 4 take appropriate steps in accordance with the report that have been collected in the year 2005 and also in the year 2016 at the earliest preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.

5. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved