RAJMATA KRISHNA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) MOHARCHY ended, titles derecognized and privy purses abolished, but the imprints of royalty still survive in the covenants entered into between the Rules of the Princely States and the Government of the Dominion of India before "we THE PEOPLE OF INDIA" gave unto ourselves, the Constitution of India.

(2.) PRESENT one is an appeal at the instance of Rajmata Krishna Kumari, widow of His Late Highness Maharaja Shri Hanwant Singhji of Jodhpur challenging the judgment dated 27. 7. 1994 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court whereby her writ petition was dismissed.

(3.) THE respondents contested the writ petition by filing reply thereto. THE fact with regard to the note appended in the Inventory regarding maintenance of existing arrangement for free supply of irrigation water to `sadari Garden' was not denied. THE respondents however asserted that such free supply of water was intended to be only made for horticulture purposes and not for agricultural purposes, whereas the land in question was being used for agricultural purposes and therefore the appellant was liable to make payment of irrigation charges as per the prescribed rates. It has been contended that Inventory/list of private properties does not entitle appellant to get supply of water free of charge for agricultural purpoes. THEre is no mention in the Investory about free supply of water to the crops sowed in the `sadari Garden'. THE appellant has not cleared the outstanding dues of irrigation charges for the period from 1961 to 1985 in spite of demand raised in this behalf respectively on 25. 7. 1989, 19. 2. 1991 and 12. 12. 1991.