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Santosh Kumar Dhanka vs The State Of Rajasthan ...
2023 Latest Caselaw 5831 Raj

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 5831 Raj
Judgement Date : 11 August, 2023

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Santosh Kumar Dhanka vs The State Of Rajasthan ... on 11 August, 2023
Bench: Dinesh Mehta

[2023:RJ-JD:25480]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR (1) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1627/2023

Santosh Kumar Dhanka S/o Shri Nanak Ram Dhanka, Aged About 33 Years, By Caste Dhanka, R/o Village Post Dhoblai, Tehsil Chomu, District Jaipur, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad Bikaner , District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

3. The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti Kolayat District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

----Respondents Connected With (2) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1452/2023 Gajendra Singh S/o Shri Gyan Singh, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Gali No. 18, Rampura Basti, Near Rajaram Ki Shop, Lalgarh, District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad Bikaner District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

3. The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti Bajju Khalsa, District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

----Respondents (3) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1457/2023 Birbal Ram S/o Shri Kishna Ram, Aged About 33 Years, R/o Village Punas, Tehsil Degana, District Nagaur (Raj.).

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Rural Development And Panchayati Raj, Secretariat, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad Bikaner District Bikaner.

3. The Vikas Adhikari, Panchayat Samiti Panchu, District Bikaner.

4. The Vikas Adhikari, Panchayat Samiti Dungargarh, District Bikaner.

[2023:RJ-JD:25480] (2 of 3) [CW-1627/2023]

----Respondents (4) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1465/2023 Naresh Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Ashok Kumar Yadav, Aged About 41 Years, Ward No. 8, Village Post Udairamsar, Bikaner (Raj.).

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Rural Development And Panchayati Raj, Secretariat, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad Bikaner District Bikaner.

3. The Vikas Adhikari Panchayat Samiti Bikaner, District Bikaner.

4. The Vikas Adhikari Panchayat Samiti, Bajju Khalsa, District Bikaner.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manish Patel Mr. J.S. Bhaleria For Respondent(s) : Mr. G.S. Chouhan for Mr. K.K. Bissa

JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

Order

11/08/2023

1. By way of present petitions, the petitioners have challenged

the order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Chief Executive Officer,

Zila Parishad, Bikaner, whereby the petitioners have been

transferred from one Panchayat Samiti to another Panchayat

Samiti without the consent of the Pradhan of the concerned

Panchayat Samiti.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners argued that the issue

involved in present case has already been decided by this Court

vide judgment dated 29.05.2023 passed in the case of Ikbal

Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. : S. B. Civil Writ

[2023:RJ-JD:25480] (3 of 3) [CW-1627/2023]

Petition No.11472/2021, wherein following the judgment dated

09.09.2021 passed in the case of Kishan Saini Vs. State of

Rajasthan & Ors. : S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11358/2021,

the order impugned in the said writ petition has been quashed.

3. Following the reasoning given in the judgment passed in the

cases of Ikbal Singh (supra) and Kishan Saini (supra), the present

writ petitions are also allowed, as the consent of Pradhan of the

concerned Panchayat Samiti was not obtained.

4. The impugned order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Chief

Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Bikaner qua the petitioners is

hereby quashed.

5. The stay application also stands disposed of accordingly.

(DINESH MEHTA),J 169 to 172-AbhishekS/-

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