T >-)*nuiwi»)y^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.No.54of2002 Pet'rtioners 1. 2. RoWt Ram Sahu, S/o Aajuram Sahu, ^ged about 31 years, R/o Balsamund, The. Bemetara, Oistt. Durg, Chhattisgarh. Deraha Ram Patte, S/0 Budhuram Patie, Aged about 38 years, R/0 Vilt. Dokala, P.0. Mataka, The. Bemetara, Distt. Durg. Versus Respondents 1. State of Chhaffisgarh, Through Revenue Secretary, Govt. of C.G., Mantralaya Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) The Collector of District Durg, at Durg, C.G. 2. WRIT PETmON UNDERARTICLE 226/ 227 OF THE CONSTiTUTjON OFJNDIA SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihofri Miss Sharmila Sjnghai, A.dvocate for the petitioners. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, Govt. Advocate for the respondents. O R D E R (Passed on this 25th day of June,2007} 1. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that ttie petitioners being Kotwars were in possession of the disputed land. Bolft the petitioners have made representations on 16.8.2001 (Annexure P/8) to the Secretary, Revenue Department, for granting Bhoomiswami rights, deseribing thepartteulars ofthe lands onwhich they were in possession. 2. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submite that having been in continuous possession of 8ie lands in quesfion for such a very long time.even on humanitarian consideration, ttie pefitioners should b®given Bhoomiswami rights. In support of her contenfion, -f.- * Isarned counset for the petitioners piaced reliance on a dscision of this Court in W. P. No. 2632/2000 (Chhabil Das & othere Vs. The State of M.P. & another), passed on 30.10.20)1. 3. Leamed counsel appearing for Uie petitionere atso placed reliance on a decision of this Court in W. P. No. 251 of 2002 ( Lakhan Das Kotwar Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh & another), passed on 3.5.2007 and submits that this petition be disposed of with the direcfion to the CQncerned authorities to consider and decide the representations of the petitionere, in accordance with law, wrtthin sfipulated period, to v/hich teamed counsel appearing for the respondents has no obJecCon. 4. Having heard teamed counsel for thsparties and hawng regard to the facts and circumstances ofthe case, this peWon isdisposed of with the direction that the competent authority shall consider and decide the representations of the petitioners, in accordance with law, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the concemed parties, within a perfod offtree months from the dateof receipt of a order. No order as to costs. ___—— Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Thakur