LAWS(RAJ)-2023-4-204

PAPAPURI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Decided On April 28, 2023
Papapuri Appellant
V/S
STATE OF RAJASTHAN Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This public interest litigation petition seeks to assail correctness and validity of respondents' action in issuing directions to record all government lands situated in nine revenue villages of Tehsil Rohat, District Pali, namely, Dungarpur, Singari, Dhundhali, Doodali, Neembli Patelan, Neembli Bramnan, Danasani, Rohat and Dalpatgarh in favour of Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar Industrial Area Development Authority (a unit of RIICO) [hereinafter referred to as 'JPMIA Development Authority'].

(2.) The petitioners are villagers of Village Dungarpur, Tehsil Rohat, District Pali. Village Dungarpur is one of those nine revenue villages where all the government lands are directed to be recorded in the name of JPMIA Development Authority. The concern of the petitioners is on account of transfer of government lands, which according to them, include the lands recorded as Gochar(Pasture), Oran(Forest), Agore(Water catchment), Bhakar and other public utility lands situated in nine revenue villages of Tehsil Rohat, District Pali. The public interest which the petitioners seek to espouse is that the action of the respondents in transferring the aforesaid lands of public utility would seriously and adversely affect the rights of the villagers and they will be deprived of those public utility lands. It is their concern that public utility lands which include the lands reserved for grazing of cattle and other purposes would subsume in industrial development, depriving the villagers of all the benefits. It is also their concern that the impugned action of the respondents would destroy the natural resources. The petitioners have prayed for following relief:

(3.) Factual background leading to filing of PIL: