y HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUB W. P. No‘ 3653 of 2004 Petitioner Suresh Kumar Gandharwa, S/o. Late Kehar Singh. Age 40 years, R/o. Radhakrishna Ward, Kawardha, Distt. Kabirdham (C.G.) Respondent sate of Chhatiisgarh, Through: Couector, Kabirdham (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE GONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon'ble Justice Satish K. Agnihotri Versus Shri Ashok Das Vaishnav, Advocate with Shri Sameer Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Sushi! Dubey, Govt. Advocate for the respondent No. 1/State. ORDER (Passed on this 18"" day of June, 2007) l 1. The case of the petitioner is that he is in possessionrof the lands, I which were in possession of his predecessors. The possession of the Iands in question has been uninterrupted and continuous. The petitioner is presently working as Kotwa’r. The petitioner claims Bhoomiswami rights over the lands which have'been granted by the competent authority to his predecessors prior to 1950. 2; Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the facts and question of law involved in this petition, as well as the relief sought, are similar to that of in W. P. No. 341 of-2002 (Fatte Singh and others Vs. The State of Chhattisgafh &v others), which was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 22”” February, 2007, in the following terms:- “In the result, this petition'is disposed of with the direction that the competent authority shall consider the case of the petitioners for grant of Bhoomiswami right, in accordance with law after l\ affording proper opportunity of hearing to the concerned parties, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 3. Learned counsei appearing for the respondent/State doee not dispute the above fact. 4. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of in terms of the order dated 22.2.2007, passed by this Court in W. P. No. 341 of 2002 (Fatte Singh and others Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh & others). No order as to costs. Sd/. i satish K' Agnihom' Thakur \_ Judge