HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Sin le Bench : Hon’ble Shti H.L. Dattu C.J. Writ Petition No. 1988 of 2001 The issue involved in this writ petition lies in a narrow compass. On an earlier occasion the petitioners were before this Court in writ petition No. 384/2001 inter aiia requesting this Court to direct the , Petitioners 1. Smt. Jaswant Kaur, Wlo Late Shri 'Tara Singh, aged about 65 years 2. Gurudarshan Singh, S/o Late Sardar Tara Singh, aged about 49 years 3V Raghuvir Singh, Slo Late Safdar Tara Singh, aged about 47 years All Resident of Jai Hind Garage, MG. Road, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 4. Sm’c. Iqbal Kaur) Wio Sardar Fumdeep Singh, aged about 44 years, Anand Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) versus Respondents 1. State of Chhattlsgarh, through the Secretary, Revenue, .Marrtralaya, DIK. Building, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) The Prescribed Authority under the Madhya Pradesh Nagariya Kshetron Ke Bhumihin Vyakti (Pattadhriti Adhikaron Ka Pradan Kiya Jana) Adhiniyam, 1984, Raipur, Collectorate, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3. Nazul Offlcer, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 4. Tehsildar Nazul, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 5. Smt‘ Swarn Kaur, W/o Prem Singh Bhalla Resident of Shyam Nagar, Raipur (Chhattiegarh) 6. Ramesh Bahadur Kashyap, Sio Shri Banshldhar Kashyap, resident of Bairan Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Present ’1 Shri V.R.Tiwari, counsel forthe petitioners. Shri Sanjay S. Agrawal, G.A. counsel for the respondents 1 to 4 ORAL ORDER (Passed on 20‘“ April, 2007) w?) / respondents to consider the applicationlrepresentation of the petitioners for grant of ‘Patia’ over the Govemment land. This Court vide its order dated 23-3-2001 directed the prescribed authority to examine and dispose of the application on merit within a particuiar time frame. Even prior o disposai of the writ etition, the respondent heid a detailed ‘ enquiry and came to the conclusion that the petitioners are not in poSSession of the Govenment land but they are in possessio the Liand belonging to a private paRy. After disposal f the writ petition, respondents have only intiated the petitioers that they a already taken a decision on merits that the pitioner are not entitled for grant of Patta over the land which belonged to a private pary. (2) atta can be granted if a person is in a possession of a Government land and if he satisfie all other cndions enumerated unde the Code. l the instant case, it is the report of th Tahsildar which has been confirmed by the Cllector also that the peitior are in possession of the land which does ot belong to the State Governmn If that is so, in m opinion, the respondents were justifie t t y o ti v d g (3) l do hot see any error in the impugned order which calls for any interference of this Court. Accordingly, the petition is rejected. Ordered accordingly. et; y d in bringing o the notice of the peitioners that the cannot grant Patta t the petioners oer the lan which is in their possession since it belons to the private party. M‘ a tl a i i t p s r n of o m n hd ets t P s oit r n e o tnes n