OF JUDICATURE AT S.R. CJ. WRIT N0. €398 OF 2005 RESPONDENTS 1. Sujit Pandey S/o Bhaiyajal Pandsy, 34 2. Aman S/o Shmusuddin Jivani about 30 years 3. Shabnam W/o Aman aged about 26 years 4. Manish Nagraj S/o Chaitudas aged about 28 years. 5. AbduE Vahid S/o Naim about 32 years. 6. Sallm Moh. S/o Nazar Moh. Aged 32 years. 7. SUShli SOHt S/0 about 25 years 5. S/o Asha about 34 yrs. -9. Q/o Lal about 25 yrs. 10. Rajesh S/o Shri Narayan Shrivastav about 35 yrs. Ali resldent of Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Distt. (C-.G.) Vs. 1, of Chhatisgarh, Though & Department DKS Bhawan C.G. 2. Coslector, Disn. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 3. Sub-Divlsiona! Qfflcer, Kawardh Distt. Keblrdhg:tTi C,G.- 4. Smt. vimla, Sarpanch VIIJaga gram P^nch^yat Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha)C.G. -5. Tahsjidar Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. --2.- OF 200S 1. Kailash Dubey S/o. Dwarika Dubey 30 2. Mahaveer Chopda S/'o Gyanchand Chopda 32 3, Yogesh Chopda S/o Nemichand Chopda aged about 30 years 4. Ravinamyan Namdev S/o Shri Itwari namdev about 32 5. Seema srivastava c/o Goukarn Shrlvastava about 28 6. Sohan Srhivastava S/o Tribhun 32 7. Sanjay Shnstava S/o Krishankumar aged 32 years 8. Nand Shriwas S/o Gorelal Shriwas aged about 35 years 9. Rajpur S/o Karan Slngh Rajput aged about 34 yrs. 10. Mahendra Tigga S/o Lekh Ram Tiggs Aged about 32 yrs. ASf resident of Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha Dtstt. Kabirdham (C.G.) Vs. 1. of Chhatjsgarh, Though Secretaiy Panchayat & Soeiat Welfare Department Mantralaya DKS Bhawan RalpurC.G. 2. Cotlector, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 3. Sub-DivisionaI Officer, Kawardh Distt. Kablrdham (Kawardha) C.G. 4. Smt. vimla, Sarpanch VdJage gram Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Distt. (Kawardha) C.G. 5. Tahsildar Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha, DJstt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. WRiT PETiTiON N0.657S OF 2005 1. Kadar S/o Sekh Pyare about 30 years 2. Nagraj S,/o about 30 years. 3. Rajendra Tiwarl S/o Radheshyam aged about 32 years -3- 4. Ajay Yadav S/o Motiram about 38 years. 5. Toran Yadav S/o Rupau Yadav about32years 6. Santkumar S/o Ramesh Nisad 32 about years 7. Smt. Shavltn W/o Ramesh Nisad agect about 55 years 8.. Shriwas S/o 34 yrs. 9. Kanhalya S/o Dulari sen about 32 yrs. 10. Bhulashwar Jaiswal S/o Anant Ram Jaiswai aged about 35 yrs. A(! resident of Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Distt. Kabirdham (C.G.) Vs. 2. 3. 4. State of Chhatisgarh, Though Secretery Panchayat & Socsai Wejfare Department Mantralaya DKS Bhawan Raipur C.G. Cottector, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. Sub-DjvJsionaI O^icer, Kawardh Distt. Kabjrdham (Kawardha) C.G. Smt. vimia, Sarpanch Vjflage gram Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha Distt. Kablrdham (Kawardha) C.G. TahslSdar Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha, Distt, Kablrdham (Kawardha) C.G. WR!T OF 2005 1. Humik Jaiswai S/o Mehatter Jaiswa! aged about 30 years 2, Lal S/o Lacchi Shriwas about 30 years 3.' Sandeep Jaiswaal S/'o Dilip Jaiswat aged about 32 years 4. DiIJp Jaiswal S/o Johan Jaiswai aged about 58 years 5. Rupram Jaiswai S/Q Anantram aged about 32 years 6. Ajay Kant S/o Mohan 32 years 7. Vinlt dubey S/o Rajendra Dubey aged about 35 years -^- 8. Guijari S/o Ramsingh about 34 yrs. 9. Kellash Dhurwe S/o Vedram about 32 yrs, 10. Manmohan S/o Lacchi Nas about 35 yrs. Al! resldent of Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha Dlstt. Kabirdham (C.G.) Vs. 1. State of Chhatisgam . Though Secretary Panchayat & Sociai Welfare DepartmenS DK-S Bhawan Raipur C.G. 2. Collector, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 3. Sub-Divlsiona! Officer, Kawardh Distt, Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 4. Smt. vimla, Sarpanch ViSJage gram Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 5. Tahslidar Sahaspur Lohara Tah, Kawardha, Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. PETITIONERS WRIT PETITjQN OF 2005 1. Naman tohs S/o P.N. Lohi about 30years 2. S/o Gafar about 30 years 3. Rajondra Soni S/o Bisahu Soni agod about 22 years 4. Laxmi Soni W/o B'sahu aged about 58 years 5. Soni S/o Kishn soni about 32 years 6. Suresh S/o Bharat Prasad Mishra aged 32 yoarD 7. Vljay Son'i S/o Goukaran lai about 25 years 8. Sarita Mlshra C/'o Santosh about 24 yrs. 9. Svi/ati C/o Ramau A.gecS about 25 yrs. 10. Harjit Singh S/o Ajit Singh 35 yrs. All ressdent of Sahaspur Lchara Tah. Kawardha Distt. Kablrdham (C.G.) -5"- RESPQNDENTS Vs. 1, State of Chhatisgarh, Though Secretary Panchayat & Socla! WeSfare Department Mantrataya DKS Bhawan Raipur C.G. 2. Coiteotor, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 3. Sub-Divlsionai Offic-er, Kawardh Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. 4. Smt. vimia, Sarpanch Vliiage gram Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha Distt. Kablrdham (Kawardha) C.G. 5. Tahsildar Sahaspur Lohara Tah. Kawardha, Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) C.G. Mr. DX. Tiwari, tearned counsel for the petitloners. Mr. Yashwant S'sngh, learned GA. for the State of CG, Mr. Sameer Sahu, learnecj counset for respona'ent No.4. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 12ffi January, 2006) The petitiQnsrs 50 in number were granted smal! pleces of each admeasuring '8x10' owned by Gram Panchayat, Sahaspur Lohara vide its resojution No.16 dated 18/08/2004 for business purpose in terms of Section 65(1) of the Panchayat Raj Adhjnjyam, 1993 (for short "the Adhlnlyam") obtaining approval of the Collector, Kabirdham dlstrict (Kawardh^) sybject to certain terms and condltions. It appears that after the fourth respondent was elected as Sarpanch of Sahaspur Lohara Gram Panchayat, she lodgod complainte with the respondont authorsties complaining that the iQase of the land In favour of the petitioner was Irregufar and liiegai. That has resulted in an Inspection of the proceedings of the grants made in favour of the -6 petitioners under the provisions of Section 84 of the Adhiniyam. Accordjngty, the Sub Djvlsional O^icer, Kawa-rdha, third respondent is conductsng an enquiry Into the ajjegatlon and the enquiry and 1 am tojd it Is In progress. When the matter stood thus, the third respondent by his order has the construction In the allotted to the petitioners till further orders. The petitioners being aggrieved by the above action of the fhird respondent have fifed these writ petitions. (2) Heard leamed counsel for the parties. St was contended by the iearned counset for the petitioners that the Impugned order is one without authority of iaw, because, the Gram Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara before passing the resolutlon on 18/08/2004 had secured the approvai of the Colfector, Kawardha and It Is beyond the authority of the third respondent to que^tion the correctness of the resoEution No.16 dated 18/08/2004. Learned Govt. Advocate, per oontra, wouia8 support the Jmpugneas action and contend that since the Inspection and enquiry contempiated under Section 84 of the Adhinryam IS it IS very much within the of the respondent to pass the impugned directlon jn the interest of the Gram Panchayat. (3) Section 84 of the Adhlnlyam contempiates that the offlcer of the Government duiy authorized by the Govers-jment can Inspect the proceedings of the Gram Panchayat and he can exercise such powers as prescribed under th©inspection of Proceedlngs Rules, 1395. Seetlon 85 provtdes that the Govcmment or the prescnbed by an In VvTJting and for reasons to be therein ^ -7- suspend the executson of any resolution passed, order sssuea^ licence or permlssjon granted or prohiblt the performance of any act by a Panchayat, if sn his opinjon, among other circumstances, such resoiutlon, order, Jicence, permisslon or act is in of the powers conferred by the Adhlniyarn or is corrtrary to aoy !aw, Since the enquiry and inspectjon has been set in motion in terms of SectJon 84 of the Adhiniyam, it cannot be said that the third respondent lacics iegai power to prohi'bit construction in ths spaees altotted to the petitioners pending compjetion of the enqujry or tiij further orders. Be that ss It may\ in of practicaiity and in the interest of both the partles, the order made by the third respondent impugned in this writ petition is just and and that order Is Intendeci to malntain the status quo. There is no in thls writ St js dlsniissed. The third re^pondent is, however, directed to compiete the enquiry and pass approprlate final order expediisously. -— Sd/- Chief Justice BT^Jl^