1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH JAIPUR ORDER S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.9195/2009 Bheru Lal Versus Bajrang Lal and others DATE OF ORDER --- September 07,2009 PRESENT HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PREM SHANKER ASOPA Mr.S.N.Meena, for the petitioner Mr.Prahlad Sharma, for the respondent No.1 BY THE COURT (1) With the consent of counsel for both the parties, the case was finally heard. (2) By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 19.6.2009 (Anx.1) whereby the revision petition filed by Bajrang Lal (respondent No.1 herein) has been accepted and the Patta granted in favour of the Bheru Lal (petitioner herein) has been set aside and the case has been remanded back to the Gram Panchayat, Itawa for deciding the matter after hearing the petitioner and the respondent herein and after taking evidence. (3) Submission of counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has rightly been granted Patta. (4) Submission of counsel for the respondent No.1 is that earlier to the petitioner, he has deposited the amount in respect of the land in question. But still he has not been heard nor allowed to raise objection before grant of Patta to the petitioner. (5) I have gone through record of the writ petition and further considered submissions of counsel for the parties. 2 (6) In my view, when on the date of allotment, there are more than one applicants for the land in dispute, then it is incumbent on the Gram Panchayat to hear all the applicants and after consideration of the same, appropriate order be passed, therefore, no interference on merit is called for. However, status quo in regard to the land in question, as it exists today, shall be maintained and the Gram Panchayat, Itawa is directed to dispose of the pending applications within a period of two months from today. Thereafter, Gram Panchayat, Itawa is at liberty to revise/modify/re-allot the land in question to the person entitled. (7) With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (Prem Shanker Asopa) J. G