SHIV HARI Vs. D.M/COLLECTOR, GAUTAMBUDH NAGAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for respondents No.1 to 4. Urmila Devi was recorded tenure holder of Plot No.405, total area 11 bighas. On 26.12.2007 she sold 4 bighas of her land in Plot No.405 to different persons including the petitioner who purchased 822 square meter of land. Plot No.403 which is adjoining to Plot No.405 belongs to Gaon Sabha. Urmila Devi had earlier filed O.S. No.30 of 2002 against Ram Kishan Sharma, respondent No.5 in this writ petition for injunction which was decreed on 11.05.2004 by Civil Judge (Junior Division), NOIDA, Ghaziabad and appeal was also dismissed on 22.08.2004. True copy of the judgment by the trial court is Annexure-3 to the writ petition in which it is mentioned that the case of the plaintiff was that towards north of her plot bearing No.405, plot of Ram Kishan was situate and he wanted to open a wall/ door in the petitioner's land.

(2.) IN para-11 of the writ petition, it is mentioned that in spite of decree passed in the suit of 2002, Ram Kishan gave a complaint to the District Magistrate, Gautam Buddh Nagar complaining that petitioner had encroached upon Gaon Sabha land by constructing a wall and blocked the passage of ingress and outgress. In para-16 of the writ petition, it is mentioned that the wall had been constructed with the permission of S.D.M., Javar, District Gautam Buddh Nagar by filing an application, copy of which is Annexure-VII to the writ petition. On the margin of the said application is the order of the S.D.M. dated 13.02.2008 mentioning that lekhpal had measured the land and order of the civil court must be enforced and no interference shall be made with the construction activity of the petitioner. The most illegal direction in the said order is to the effect in case some earlier order had been passed in the matter then the same should be considered as cancelled. The said order was utterly without jurisdiction. In the application itself, it was mentioned that land of Gaon Sabha might be involved. Accordingly, it was a case of demarcation. Without even issuing notice or hearing Gaon Sabha the said order was passed. Demarcation could be done only in proceedings under Section 41 of U.P. L.R. Act. Along with the application, copy of the judgment of the civil court was not annexed. In any case, judgment/ decree of the civil court can be executed only by the civil court. S.D.M. had absolutely no business to meddle. The said order was passed only and only to favour the petitioner. During argument learned counsel for the petitioner stated that after order of the S.D.M. dated 13.02.2008 petitioner constructed the boundary wall under the supervision of police authorities.

(3.) ACCORDINGLY , I do not find any error in the impugned orders. Writ Petition is dismissed. Petitioner is at liberty to initiate proceedings under Section 28 of U.P. Land Revenue Act impleading Gaon Sabha and respondent No.5. After proper demarcation petitioner would be entitled to raise boundary wall on his own land.