NARAIN RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD .

(2.) THE petitioner, who is a resident of Shri Doongargarh Town, District Churu, has alleged that he has a right of grazing his cattle under Section 93 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1996(in short the Act, 1956) on the pasture land detailed in Jamabandi of Samvat Year 2043 (Annex. 3). It is alleged that due to the inaction of respondents No. 1 to 6, the respondents No. 7 to 12 and other elements have unauthorisedly trespassed on the pasture land in dispute, that the Revenue Authorities (respondents No. 1 to 6) did not take prompt action against such trespassers and did not dispossesses them with the result that the right of the residents of Doongargarh Town grazing their cattle in the said pasture land has been adversely affected. He has alleged that though, the District Collector, Churu (respondent No. 2) by his order dated 13.8.1986(Annex. 4) had issued detailed instructions to his subordinates to scrupulously follow the provisions of Section 91 of the Act, but no effective steps were taken by the S.D.O., Ratangarh, Tehsildar, Doongargarh, Land Revenue Inspector Kasha Shri Doongargarh and the Patwari Kasba Doongargarh namely respondents No. 3 to 6. He has further alleged that the respondents No. 1 to 6 are not protecting the disputed pasture land and are not taking effective steps to dispossess respondents No. 7 to 12 and other trespassers. The petitioner, has, therefore, prayed that respondents No. 1 to 6 be directed to implement the order dated 13.8.1986 (Annex. 4), dispossess respondents No. 7 to 12 from the said pasture lands and they be also restrained from cultivating or committing trespass or destroying the disputed pasture land by cutting trees, bushes, herbs etc. growing thereon.

(3.) NO reply has been filed on behalf of respondents No. 7 to 12 despite sufficient service.