Smt. Puttan and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 19167 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Puttan And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- B.K.Singh Raghuvanshi,Akshay Raghuvashi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Hari Narayan Singh Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard Sri Akshay Raghuvanshi, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.4/gram panchayat and Sri Abhishek Shukla, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the state-respondents.

¶2The instant petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent nos.2 and 3 to restrain the interference of the respondent no.4 in the non agricultural land of the petitioners i.e. Khata No.00065, new number .632M., area 0.0610 hectare, Khata No. 330 Gata No. 632M, area 0.610 hectare, total area 0.1830 hectare situated in village-Hridayapur Mazra Gogumau, Tehsil-Billhaur, Police Station-Choubepur, District-Kanpur Nagar in pursuance of the order dated

24.03.2014 passed by respondent no.2 in Case No. T-2014034192543/2014 (Smt. Puttan and other versus State of U.P.). ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 & 3 to restrain the respondent no.4 to interfere in peaceful possession of the petitioners over the plot in question and remove the construction made by respondent no.4 over the plot in question. iii. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondent no.2 to pass the appropriate order/direction on the representation dated

17.02.2023 of the petitioners pending before him."

¶3This Court on 29.8.2023, directed the learned counsel for the gaon panchayat to obtain instruction in the matter.

¶4On 19.9.2023, instruction dated 29.8.2023 was placed before the Court by the counsel for the gram panchayat, accordingly, counsel for the petitioner was granted time to file reply to the instruction dated 29.8.2023. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed on record the reply to the instruction.

¶5Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the plot in dispute has been declared as non-agricultural in Case No.T2014034192543/2014 (Smt. Puttan and Other vs. State of U.P.), under Section 143 of the U.P. of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act, passed by the S.D.O., Billhaur, Kanpur Nagar. He submitted that the authorities have started interference with the possession of the petitioners, hence this writ petition. He further submitted that the facts mentioned in the instruction, are not correct. He also submitted that the petitioners are claiming right in respect to the area regarding which he purchased the plot by way of registered sale deed and the plot in dispute has been declared non-agricultural in the proceeding under Section 143 of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act, as such, there is no dispute regarding the title of the plot in dispute.

¶6On the other hand, Sri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel appearing for the gram panchayat and Sri Abhishek Shukla, learned Addl. C.S.C. submitted that plot no.632 is a big plot and the petitioners are trying to encroach the area beyond their share. They also submitted that the state and the gram panchayat are not interferring with the right/title/possession of the petitioners regarding which they had obtained sale deed and the land has been declared as non-agricultural. They also submitted that no interference is required in the matter, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed.

¶7I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

¶8There is no dispute about the fact that plot no.632 has been declared non-agricultural under Section 143 of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act.

¶9The instruction submitted by the gram panchayat would be relevant for perusal which is quoted hereunder:- पततኋ᭖क ….. ददिनतኋ᭖क 17.09.23 ससेवत मम, शቦኍमतन हररिनरितयण ससኋ᭖ह स्थतयቦኍ असधिवकत गतम सभत उच्च न्यतयतलय ्ቚयतगरितኋ᭖ज उ०्ቚ० दवषय-ररिट यतदचकत सኋ᭖० 19167/2023 पपु्ቈन दिसेवቦኍ पत्नቦኍ ्ቚभभू व मन्जभू पत्नቦኍ सतजन बनतम उ०्ቚ० सरिकतरि व अन्य कसे सम्बन्धि मम। महहोदिय, सतदिरि अवगत करितनत हहै।

¶1यह दक घसቦኍटसे S/O दभखतरिቦኍ व तसेजत S/O दभखतरिቦኍ कहो 1966 मम गतटत सኋ᭖० 632 दम० मम ककदष भभूदम कत पटत हहआ थत।

¶2यह दक घसቦኍटसे व तसेजत ककी मकत्यपु कसे बतदि इनकसे पपुत बसेचसेलतल S/O घसቦኍटसे व छसेदिቦኍ लतल S/O तसेजत कत वरितसत मम रितजस्व अदभलसेखोመ मम दिजर हहो गयत।

¶3यह दक इसकसे बतदि वतदिቦኍ मपुकदिमत पपु्ቈन दिसेवቦኍ व मन्जभू नसे वषर 2003 मम बसेचसे लतल व छसेदिቦኍ लतल ससे उनककी जमቦኍन कत बहैनतमत करिवतयत थत।

¶4यह दक मपुकदिमत वतदिቦኍ नसे जहो जमቦኍन 632 दम० मम बसेचसेलतल व छसेदिቦኍलतल ससे बहैनतमत करितयत हहै वह जमቦኍन आज भቦኍ ररिक पडቦኍ हहै ररिक पडቦኍ जमቦኍन परि गतम सभत कहो आपस्ቈ नहीሻ हहै।

¶5यह दक मपुकदिमत वतदिቦኍ अपनቦኍ जमቦኍन सजस परि दक दवकसेतत बसेचसेलतल व छसेदिቦኍलतल कतदबज थसे कहो छहोडकरि सडक कसे दिभूसरिቦኍ ददिशत मम जहतኋ᭖ गतम सभत दतरित खसेल महैदितन औरि गगौशतलत कत दनमतरण वषर 2020-21 मम करितयत थत उस जमቦኍन कहो अपनቦኍ बतत रिहसे हहै जहो दक गलत हहै वहत परि गगौशतलत कत लगतततरि सኋ᭖चतलन हहै।

¶6यह दक गतटत सኋ᭖० 632 कतफकी बडत नम्बरि हहै सजसमम ततलतब कसे पतस उक पपु्ቈन आददि ककी जमቦኍन अब भቦኍ ररिक पडቦኍ हहै तथत मपुकदिमत वतदिቦኍ नसे सजसससे जमቦኍन खरिቦኍदिቦኍ हहै उनकत स्वयኋ᭖ कत बयतन हहै दक उपरिहोक दबककीत भभूदम अब भቦኍ ररिक पडቦኍ हहै औरि वहतኋ᭖ परि गतम सभत कत कहोई कब्जत नहीሻ हहै।

¶10In view of the rival submission of the learned counsel for the parties and in the light of the instruction of the gram panchayat, there is no scope of interference in the matter in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners should avail proper remedy by filing a suit regarding the relief claimed in the writ petition.

¶11The writ petition is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioners to avail proper remedy before the civil court, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 6.11.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad