BEFORE THEJIQN'Bi.E HIGH COURT QF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR In the Matter ofW.P.NO. ^-^ cl ^~~/2003/ PETITIONERS /.£-* ^y/ ^s>''" ^A^'' <-' ^" ..•• <• .t?t''^-'" '<^' /'•..•'• •y' <^; / .^- ^'~. ~?;1 (^ r-&"~ /V »~ // [%,:"^^^^y 1. Chun^lru, S/o Shri Barsai Uraon, aged about 65 years. 2. Deonath, son of Shri Seema Uraon, aged about 50 years. 3. Inder Sai, son of Shri Dokri, aged about 38 years. 4. Jonne, son of Shri Chungru, aged about 40 years. 5. Bhojram, son of Shri Balakram, aged about 40 years 6. Sukhram, son of Shri Budhu, aged about 42 years. 7. Madan, son of Shri Seema, aged about 41 years. 8. Tejram, son of Shri Roopan, aged about 39 years. f • 9. Bihanu, son of Shri Laddhu, aged about 53 years. 10. Dahiram, son of Shri Dukhi, aged abou^ 52 years. 11. Beetu, son of Shri Dukhi, aged about 45 yea.rs. 12. Vakeel, son of Shri Chungru, aged aboui 42 years. 13. Gannu, son of Shri Asaram, aged about 45 years. VERSUS All are residence of village Sisringa, Tah. Dharamjaigarh, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). RESPONDENTS 1. State of ChBattisgarh, through : Secretary, Department of Forest, Mantralay, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). 2. Conservator of Forest, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). 3. District Collector, Raigarh, (CG) 4. District Forest Settlement Officer, Distt. Raigarh, Through : D.F.0., Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). 5. District Forest Officer, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). 6. The Sub Divisional Officer (Forest), Dharainjaigarh, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). 7. The Sub Divisional Officer (Rgfenue), Dharamjaigarh, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). 8. Forest Range Officer, Dharamjaigarh, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). /' ^" PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTIOh OF INDIA 3SI-BC-22 SI^t'^1 R-ti?h 3fi?( ^<iliet?^ ¥ ^ <F»'a!p(I?R,STfBRre, U3.lp.MQ- 2-3 <n*<wi;'sKWt(> 2W ^l^tWIIW^tet 28.8.2003 prpv' Petitioners by Shri A. .N| Respondeuts/ State by The petitioners have fh.e Constitution of ludia wj No. 13 aU the petifioners bel<| are landless persons aad pej Tehsil- Dharamjaigarh, Distrj of hardworkiag have iinpr()' agriculture laad beariiig forei TIie petitiouers' furfh^' aforesaid land pnor to 24.1' liveUliood. Thej DepartmeB|t eucroachiaent proceedtus Rs.500/- on 301.10.1978 several representations befo4 the forest land ip. their favoifc' conduet survey about the ei^ The notice is aanexure P/2. have not been fmalized by petitiouers agam made a r^p therefiM'e reque^ted that tii^ setfleiaent of tfae aforesaid .fej petitioners arid niake ensure offhepetitioners. ' . ihakta, Advocate. ^hri Ralibtr Siagh, Govt. Advocate. this petition underArticle 226/227 of| (th the avemient that except petitioner tng to ab-original tribe conunuiuty, ffaey tinaaenfly residiiig.at viIlage-Shishringa, (ct Raigarh. The petitioners by their dint '{)ved som.e piece of forest land iutp VKle relp 'Btifettfti *n*tftE^ ft^ <{t»'^i< ^aBiRSI^f ff coinpartment.iNo, 298 aad 299 range. | ] ji; case is that they arc cultiyatmg the ]: | 1.1980 which is tfae only means of thfiir : 3 )f Foiest has also iaitiated aa | the petitioners and nnposed fine ofj'll^ Aanexure P/l. The petitioners madejili the forest departmeut fer setttement Qf|l3!l tr. A nottee was issued on 22.12.1994 to ]|i§ :roaGhiaeat for the proposed settleinent. l^ put the representatKins of fhe • petitioners .|. (he Respondents No; 4 aad 5. Then the jpresentation oa 9thj October 2001. It is respondeuts may pe direGted| to mals^ ^nd for fhe respective possessiQn of fhe fthe setflement ofthe forest laud in favdur / B8f'*"*B'*!'l'""IS1 -i^v^Ws'^Ss^^^ w XI-HC-22 38^?Bf •ft'i^!a§% %*t^R'^n??f •^ ^M'- '-'^; 'S^SSI*(!^^iigtai^%,st^(Rg W^'^-^PfH^ *HWI(-8WP*i 206 %^tt%HR^lSB .tlin I hav:e lieard leamed Gounsel for the State. Haviag heapl leamed coijiisel to ttie facts; and GU'eum.steitcesl to m.ake a further representatio|i before the Respondent No.4 wit^in isspbudent No.4 Ndirccted fh^t wiil get aa enquuyiconducted the same by an appropriate the prevailiag pia.ctice and r^h^ With the abbve obsei-vatifrns Consequeriti^ M(W^P No,2154/20Q3 dKposed of j col.msel for the petifiouers and leana.ed ftisA oitle <Kj<At<ftt wcat^l^t^^K ^•saNnw^t n^risel for the partieSiaiid haviiig regani |of the case the petifioners are aUowed raisio.g aU their pleas andgrievanees a period of 15 days froin. today. Ttte after receipt of the rcpreseutation he tjased on the representation aad decide in aii objecti.ve niaanerlooldiig to of the petitioaers. fhig petitiou is disposed of fiaatly. and I.A. No. 7259/2003 also Sd/- I-C-BHADOO Judge• :s'.a isg .::'3~- ••yi'