MAJOR NARPAT SINGH RAJPUROHIT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a writ petition by the petitioner who participated in various international events of Tent Pegging Championship and Equestrian Games, the details of which have been given in Annexure-1, a letter from the Sports Council of Rajasthan dated 27. 3. 1994 wherein the petitioner has won Gold and Silver Medals both in individual championship and team championship. The details of the same are as follows:- ``1. International Tent Pegging Champ. Headstone, New Jersey (USA) Team Champ. Gold Medal Individual Champ. Silver Medal. 2. International Tent Pegging Champ. 1990 New Jersey (USA) Team Champ. Gold Medal Individual Champ. Gold Medal 3. International Tent Pegging Champ. 1991 New Jersey (USA) Team Champ. Gold Medal. Individual Champ. Gold Medal. 4. The Classic National Equestrian Championship, 1991. Tent Individual Champ. 2nd Position Pegging Team Champ. 2nd Position 5. National Tent Pegging Championship, 1992 Team Champ. Winner. ''

(2.) THE Government has framed the Rajasthan Colonisation (Allotment and Sale of Government Land in the Indira Gandhi Canal Colony Area) Rules, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Rules of 1975'' ). Rule 24 of the Rules of 1975 provides as under:- ``notwithstanding anything contained in these rules the Government may make allotment to any person as a special case. Provided that Government may delegate the powers of allotment in any case or a class of cases under this rule to the colonization commissioner or the Collector or to any other prescribed authority, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in this behalf. ''

(3.) WHEN the matter came up before this court on 9. 1. 2006, this Court inquired from the Government Advocate as to what has happened in the matter after 21. 4. 1995 and whether any decision has been taken in the matter as the allotment had only been stayed. It was ordered that the case be listed on 27. 1. 2006.