^ ^ ./>?^ ^^ IN THE HIGHCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT: BILASPUR PETITIONER: \^'y/ ^^M^ ^ ..••<sb--' ...''• %^/ /'^' .,--v ^'/^ v"fy W.P.No. ^To OF 2005 /' ;;l,Erem Sagar Suryawanshi, aged 28 years, son oflate Shri SameyLal Suryawanshi, /''2.Smt. Laxmin Bai, aged 48 years, wife oflate Shri Samey Lal Suryawanshi, h'Smt. Kirtan Bai Su?yawanshi, aged 35 years, wife of Shri Khorbaliaran Suryawanshi, All are residents of village Parsada, Post Qf&ce'-Tifi^, Tehsil & District Bilaspur (C.G.) v ^ERSUS RESPONDENTS: (1) State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Revenue department, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) <f) Tehsildar, Bilaspur, district Bilaspur (C.G.) ^(3);.Sub Dwisional Of&cer, Bilaspur, district Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) /(4) Board of Revenue, State of Chhattisgarh, at . Bilaspur (Chhatdsgarh) [5) Sukh Sagar Suryawanshi, aged35 years, son of ip'^7 late Shri Mohan LalSuryawanshi, .^~ ^C6) Bhagwat Prasad Suryawanshi, aged 48 years, ^ spnoflateShriMohanLal Suryawanshi, --NQ. 5 and 6 are residents of village Parsada, P.0. Tifra, Tehsil and district Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ^(7) Geeta Prasad Suryawanshi, aged 38 years, son oflate Shri Mohan Lal Suryawanshi, Patwari, posted at viUageSaragbundiya, Tehsil Champa, (iistrictJanjgir-Champa (Chhattisgarh) ^(8) Smt. ChhedinBai Suryawanshi, aged 40 years, wife of Shri Lakhan Lal Suryawahshi, resident of village Ramtala, P.0. Sendari, Tehsil and district Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) (9) Smt. Laxmin Bai Suryawanshi, aged 32 years, wife of Shri Ram Phal Suryawanshi, resident of villageBharari, P.0. Ranigaon, Tehsil Kota, district Bilaspiir (Chhattisgarh) WRIT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ENIDIA FOR ISSUANGE ^' V^i^ OF WRIT W THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS. PROHmiTION CERTIORARI, AND FOR SUITABEE^WRIT. ORDER. DIRECTION. The petitioner most humbly and respectfully begs to submit as imder: - • ^n-ii.- Bf't E—7i j^ffs,tsT?n^y UJ-?·..^%^..3l2:.6. o. SBTO^i'K'-TO' •csdfSf^SaffS'i: gipgsra^ Tip^Tf TT fe.gt •ite5Ti i-7 .sBrw si^sr DIVISH3NBENCH HON'Bl^SHRIA.K.PAI &HOWBLESHR13UAYK .CJ. .SHRIVASTAVA.J. 02.05.2005 Heard Mr. Somnath Veijma, teamed counsel for the p^iBonere and Mr. Somesh Bsgaj, tedmedj Dy. Govt. Advocate for fte State rt ChhaMsgarh / respondents 1 te? 3. 1 The petiUoners fltod a|i appficafion under Seetten 178 of the Chhattfegarh Land Revenue C<i<te, 1959 ^orshort "thfl Code") for par8tion of holding before the Reveni^ Court of Tahsiktar Bilaspur whteh was registered as Revenue Case Nt>.5A-27QOOO-2001. Tha Tateilclar issued notices to the r^pondents 5 t^ 9, and thereafter attowed ttie applicatlon for partifion by an order ctated J21.08.2001. ^grieved by the sakl order dated 21.08.2001, responctent^ 5 to 9 ffled an app^l before the Svto- DivlstonalOfiteer,Bitaspur<rtifehhasreglsteredasRevenueAppertease hto.101/A-27/2002-2003 and th^ Sub-CSvistonal CTficer B(ta^>ur hekl thsrt flie Tahsildar should havs stayecl the partition case before him ftw a period ofthree months in accordanc®t^lth the proviso to SecBon 178 ofth®Code as a question cf tWe had b^en raised by respondents 5 to 9 and accordingly quashed the order (jated 21.08.2001 passed by the Tahdldar Bilaspur. ^grieved, tt»epetiti<^ers fited an appeal bdwe e Rwenue Board at Bilaspur whteh is numb^red as Second /^>pea< No.35/A-27Q004- 2005, but the said appeal was ^tso dismssed by ttie Revenue Board by "!Si^S.^,,,,fii-i.C-:l T •YT-1 tflNMf 9lW<» '3^ '<4Mld-4, »Tilwis, [sieii-yy. .'^±^0^..^2c&i^.tFI.200 3}I^I 'q^qT (yiI^'K;^) •FamR'sftasii^r -2- orderdated26.105004. ^g<ie\ under Article 226 of the Constftufion Mr.Verma, leamed that the Revenue Board relied upon fte provisions ^ ChhatUsgarh Land Revenue eartier pro\risk>ns of Section auUiorify to remand the case fl has been provided in SecUon appdtate authority shall have codnsel by any Revenua Offlcer suborcj appearing for the petitfonere submMed whitejdismissing the appeal ofthe pstiUonere hsviK- |Sectton 49 6f the Code amended by the (AmendmenQ Act, 2Q(M by whteh the of the Code which enabled the appellate »rdlsposal has been done away wfth and it f9 of the Code thatno order passed by the etfect of remanding tha case for dteposal Inate to it. Ctode 46 the thAt Mr. Verma submittod the Sub-Dfvisional OfRcer as will not have any remedy ofpai|tiUon agreslwith We are unable to forths pefiBoneB. Section 178 'bWfl't'il'l IIHfit if (s<<3 tfait^K ^K <iila*f <stT^i eved, tt»peUtfonere have flted this sf Indfef. as a resultof impugned orders fasssd by 11 as the Revenue Board, the p^itionere in r^pect of a jolnt twlding. Mr. Verma, teamed counssl appearing <>fthe Code is quoted herein below: purpt>se (ig.- (1) If in any hofciir^, whteh has of agricuteire under sectk>n 59, "178.PartJtionorholdi] been assessed ftn- there are mors thah Bhuminssrami mayappl^ to a Tahsildar for a partition of his share in the hohling: Provkled that if Tahslldar shalt stay the ti one Bhumiswami any such ^iny questfon of titte is raissd the jroceeding before him for a period of T XI-HC—78 y^iv k-n'^ 'a^MSH^r 8)<flq) A-i 3^ 'Sff.qi^q^ s>fl|y'|<o, fsldl'y^ ..^^'"o,:i^fc&M 200 3ii^r'<raq7 (ijcij^i^) 'RtIIW^llW 311^51 three months to facilitatle detBmunation ofthe que^tfon (1-A) Ifacivilsuitl the proviso to sub-secU<in (rom the dvil court, tbe pending tte dwtefon M wlthin the said period, proceed to partitfon th4 entries in ttie record of ris (2) The Tahsildail holders, divide the holdhte the hokling in accordan|ce Code." ifle the insBtution of a civil suit for ioftitle. |s fitod withinthe period specified in (1), and stay order is dstained Fahsildar shall slay his proceedings <he dvil court. tf no <avil suit is fNed (e shalt vacate ttie stay order and hoMing in a<xordance wlth the jhts. : may, after haaring the eo-tenure and appoitton fte assessment <rf vnth the rules made under this It woutd be ctear from a ptaiiti quoted above that if any purpose of agriculture under one Bhumiswami any such partition of his share in the Code makes it ct^ir that if arh shall stey the proceedtng facilitate institutton of a ch/il All that <he Sub-Divisional 20.W.2004 is ttiat sfnce a should havestayed tt>e months to facilttate the insUUt tDi<l[CT«fll"RTO^ 'if f%%l <i'^^!< iT^finsii^i reading of Section 178(1) of the Code hol|Jing, which has been assessed for the S^cUon 59 of the Code there are more ttian Bti|umiswraiTri may apply to a TahsBdar fcr a hol|Jing. But the proviso to SecBon 178(1) ef quedton of title is raissd, ttie Tahsildar him fw a period of Ihree months to si(t for determination of the qu^tion oftitte. Off|csr, Bitespur has held in his order dated que^tton oftitte has been raised, ttie Tahsilttor proc^eding betore him for a period of three insUtiiUon <rf chnt sult for determination of the beltire St(t Offlcsr -t- ai^t 'W ftiro WT 3TI^?T attWfr ^ q)*<ni {n*<i«!n ^st 'sipn^r,.'^ftw?, fsi?ii'Mli< -.^^.^^feoo 3^?i T^T cyij«i<tr) ^aiW «(^fl<3TI^I •^ ttie offte petittein^re question of tlUe and since before htm for partBon, attho^gh setaside the order dated 21.{ said order dated 20.09.2004,1 dismissed ttie applteaBort the appUcatton of the petife the Tahsildar Bilaspur and in| three months by responctents| cwil Court, ttie Tahsildar has j thecwHCourt. tncaseno monttis, the Tahslldar shall wfth the sntries in the record (1-A) ofSection 178 offte Co^l®. We are thus of the view is misconceh^ed ahd ws are orders passed by tte the writ petition vnth the aforesferid ^iioid'fl-l •^iwf'ifft^ft <I<i<t;K ^TsiRiHan^i Tahsildar has not stayed ttie proceedir^ the quwtkm oftiUe hal bew raised, he P8.2001 passed by the Tahsildar but by ttie |the Sub-Dh/fsfonal Officer Bilaspur has not petiUoneryfor partlfion. The result is that for parfUon sUlt remains pending before case a civjl suit is filed yrithin a period of |5 to 9 and a stay order obtained from tti® |to stay hls proceeding pending decfsion ty i|lt Suit is fitod wKhm e sald period of three to parttion ttie holding in accwdanee ^f rights as woutd be e^dent of sub-Sedlon cnllt pr0ceed that this writ pefitton filed by tfte peUtionere twt inclined to interiere wtt the impugned Sub-Dhfistonal OfBcer, BMaspur and we dispose (rf observations. .. «_— Sd/- ChiefJustice Sdf- V.K.Shrivastava Judge GRPRJ—PS/?8—y/200(—50,000. ^es u +