HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 3411 OF 2008 PETITIONER Barsandas, age 52 years, S/o Shri Saupatdas, Rlo Village Chatarkhar, Tahsil Mungeli, District Bilaspur (CG). Versus RESPONDENTS 1. State of Chhattisg’arh, through Collector, Bilaspur (CG). 2. Sub Divisional Officer, Mungeii, District Biiaspur (CG). 3. Tulsidasldas Kotwar, R/o viilage Chatarkhar, Tah. Mungeii, Distt. Biiaspur. (Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of india) ' Singie Bench : Hon’ble Shri satish K. Agnihotri. J. Present : Shri Sameer Sahu, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Arvind Dubey, Panel Lawyer for the State. Shri P.K. Bhaduri, Advocate appears on behalf of Shri Vivek Sharma, counsel for the respondent No.3. ORAL ORDER (Passed on this 7‘“ day or January, zoos) With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, the petition is heard finally. 2) The case of the petitioner is that he is in possession of the lands, which were in possession of his predecessors. The possession of the lands in question has been uninterrupted and continuous. The petitioner is presently working as Kotwar. The petitioner claims Bhoomiswami rights over the lands which have been granted by the competent authority to his predecessors prior to 1950. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits tat the facts and question of law involved in this petition as well as the relief sought are similar to that of in W.P.No. 341 of 2002 (Fatte Singh and others vs. The State of Chhattisgarh & others), which was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 22"“ February, 2007, in the following terms : h