Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 2701 Raj/2
Judgement Date : 8 March, 2023
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 20812/2018
Bajrang Lal S/o Chanda Lal Bairwa
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Principle Secretary, Public Works
Department
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : None present
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rohit Choudhary, Dy.GC
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA
Judgment / Order
08/03/2023
This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with
the prayer to issue direction to the respondents to pay the
adequate compensation to them in lieu of their land over which
they have constructed the road without any acquisition.
It is stated in the petition that the respondents have
constructed a link road of about 3 Kms. from Kalupura Antaroad to
Batedi Balaji. It is further stated that the respondents have
constructed the road over their khatedari land without there being
any acquisition proceedings and paying compensation to the
petitioners.
The respondents have filed reply to the writ petition in
a vague manner without any specific averments of denying or
admitting the statements made in the writ petition.
It is borne out from the record of the petition that the
petitioners have made several representations to the respondents
and the Office of SDO, Mangrol, District Baran has also forwarded
(2 of 2) [CW-20812/2018]
the representation of the petitioner vide letter dated 31.5.2018 to
the Assistant Engineer, PWD, Mangrol in regard to the claim of
compensation for the land used for construction of the road.
In view of the above, this Court calls for an affidavit of
the Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, with the specific
contents 'Whether any khatedari land of the petitioners has been
used for construction / widening of the road in question and if any
part or piece of the land has been used for construction/ widening
of the road, what action they have taken for allowing
compensation for the land used for the road?
List the matter on 16.03.2023. The Chief Engineer,
Public Works Department, shall file an affidavit, as stated above,
before the next date, failing which the Chief Engineer, Public
Works Department shall remain personally present before this
Court on the next date.
(GANESH RAM MEENA),J
Sharma NK/32
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