HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR N W. P‘ No, 147 of 2002 Petitioners 1 . Ram Prasad Manikpuri, S/o Veerudas, aged about 45 years, Rio Village Ughara, Teh. Bemetara, Distt. Durg (C.G.). 2. Shantu Das, Slo Ramdas, aged, about 39 years, Vinage Kobiya, Teh. Bematara. Disu. Durg (CG) 3. Pusau Das. S/o Dayal Das‘ aged about 29 years, Rio Wtage Duda, Teh. Bemetara, Dislt. Durg (C.G.) Versus Respondents 1. State 9f Chhattisgarh. Threugh: Secretary, in the Department of Revenue. Government of C.G.. Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) 2. The CoHector of District Burg. at Durg (Chhattisgarh). WRH' PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/ 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION m OF INDIA SB: Hon‘ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihatri Miss Sharmila singhai, Advocate for the petiiioners. $hri Sumesh Bajaj. Govt Advocate for the respondente. 9.8m (Passed on this 25‘” day of June, 2007) 1. Learned counse! appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioners being Kotwars were in possession of the disputed Iand. The petitioners have made representations on 31.12.2001 (Annexure P15, P/6 and P/7) to the Secretary, Revenue Department. for granting Bhoomiswami rights, describing the particulars of the tends on which they Werein possession. . Learned counsei appearing for the petitioner submits that having been in continuous possession of the lands in question for such a AC very long time. even on humanitarian considemtion, the petitioners should be given Bhoomiswami rights. In support of her contention, iearned counsel for the petitioners piaced reliance on a decision of this Court in W. P. No. 2632/2000 (Chhabii Das & others Vs. The State of MP. & another), passed on 30.10.2001. . Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners also placed reliance on a decision of this Court in W. P. No. 251 of 2002 ( Lakhan Das Kotwar Vs. The State of Chhattisg'arh & another). passed on 3.5.2007 and submits that this petition be disposed of with the direction to the concerned authorities to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners, in accordance with law, within stipulated period. to which learned counsei appearing for the respondents has no objection. . Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction that the competent authority shail consider and decide the representations of the petitioners, in accordance with iaw, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the concerned parties, within a period of three months from the date cf receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs./ Sdl— \ Thakur / . sarish K. Asnm°mfi Judge