^€3%. /y^ '\ flt,:1--.;. 1i !s ?la g ''3 S '%. i^ ^ '<!>,. 18i51.^i' ,',. ''^-... t1'^"1"" ^ ^\\^' Thakur PETiTIONER HIGH COURT OF CHHAniSGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION N0.482 OF 20% Jairam Chouhan Kotwar, aged about 37 years, son of Late Nandram, resident of Manikpur, Tah. Sarangarti, Dtett. Ralgarh (CG), President of Kotwar Sangh, Sarangarh, Distt. Raigarh (CG). RESPONDENT Versus State of Chhatfisgarh, through District Coilector, Raigarh. (Writ petiflon under Articte 226/227 ofthe Constitution of India) Singte Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Ashok Das Vaishnav, counsel for ttie petittoner. Shri Bhaskar Payasl, Panel Lawyerforthe State/respondent. ORALORDER (Passed on this 13m day of Oclober, 2008) With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, the petition is heard finally. 2) The case of Ihe petifloner is that he is in possession of the lands, whteh were in possession of his predecessors. The possession of the lands in question has been uninterrupted and continuous. The petitionw is presently working as Kolwar. The petitioner daims Bhoomiswami rights over the lands which have been granted by the competent authority to his predecessors prior to1950. 3) Leamed counsel for the petittoner submits that the Tacts and question of law involved in this petition as welt as the retief sought are similar to that of in WP.No. 341 of 2002 (Fatte Singh and others vs. The State of Chhattisgarh & others), whch was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 22 February, 2007, in the following teims: "In the result, this petition is (Usposed of wtth the direction that the competent authority shall consider the case of the petitlonere for grant of Bhoomiswami right, in Mcordance with law after affording proper opportunity of heanng to the concerned parties, within a period of three montte from the date of receipt of a copy of this order." 4) Leamed counsel appearing for the respondenWState does not dispute the above fact. 5) In vi»wof the above, this petilion stands disposed of in temns of the order dated 22-2-2M7 passed by this Court in the matter trf Fatte Singh (supna). No order asto costs. 6) ConsequenUy, M.OW.).P.No.402/03 & t.A.No.2969/03 stand disposed of. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge