Kheta Ram vs District Collector ... on 16 February, 2026

Author: Pushpendra Singh Bhati

Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
D.B. Writ Misc Application No. 437/2024

D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 670/2013

1. Kheta Ram S/o Sheokaran Ram, Aged About 55 Years,
R/o Chak 3 Sng Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District
Hanumangarh
2. Raju S/o Girdhari, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
3. Ginder Singh S/o Sohanlal, Aged About 42 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
4. Rakesh S/o Girdhari, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
5. Devilal S/o Lalchand, Aged About 56 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
6. Krishan Kumar S/o Girdhari, Aged About 30 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
7. Ramgulam S/o Dasuram, Aged About 54 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
8. Malkit Singh S/o Gyan Singh, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
9. Sulakhan Singh S/o Sohanlal, Aged About 35 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
10. Balwant S/o Ramkumar, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
11. Kartaro W/o Sohanlal S/o Lalchand, Aged About 57 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
12. Omprakash S/o Girdhari Ram, Aged About 57 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
13. Devilal S/o Viruram Alias Virulal, Aged About 40 Years, R/
o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
14. Buta Singh S/o Kartar Singh, Aged About 48 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
15. Baldev Singh S/o Pritam Singh Alias Jagdev Singh, Aged
About 65 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District
Hanumangarh
16. Madan Singh S/o Kalyan Singh, Aged About 40 Years, R/o

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Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
17. Hansa Singh S/o Maniram, Aged About 60 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
18. Jit Singh Mother/o Maniram, Aged About 73 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
19. Mukhtiar Kaur S/o Veer Singh, Aged About 38 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
20. Munshi Singh S/o Lalchand, Aged About 63 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
21. Nanki Devi W/o Puranram, Aged About 61 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
22. Kashmir Singh S/o Mahender Singh, Aged About 42
Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
23. Laxman S/o Lalchand, Aged About 59 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
24. Sher Singh S/o Lalchand, Aged About 58 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
25. Buta Sing S/o Teja Singh, Aged About 36 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
26. Vakeel S/o Puran Singh, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
27. Kala Singh S/o Dalip, Aged About 61 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
28. Janta Singh S/o Hakam Singh, Aged About 53 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
29. Meva Singh S/o Dalip Singh, Aged About 69 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
30. Sukhpal Singh S/o Chanan Singh, Aged About 51 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
31. Inderraj Alias Indermohan S/o Tarachand, Aged About 40
Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
32. Hemlata, Aged About 62 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
33. Baljeet Kaur, Aged About 60 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
34. Panna Ram S/o Ramjilal, Aged About 60 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh

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35. Kashiram S/o Ramlal, Aged About 63 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
36. Rampal S/o Bhagaram, Aged About 46 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
37. Makhan Singh S/o Jagga Singh, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
38. Gopiram S/o Ramjilal, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
39. Bhup Khan S/o Daulat Khan, Aged About 47 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
40. Sarvjit Kaur W/o Late Thana Singh, Aged About 79 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
41. Tarachand S/o Bhagiram, Aged About 38 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
42. Binder Singh S/o Manga Singh, Aged About 58 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
43. Bado Devi, Aged About 85 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
44. Liluram S/o Chetanram, Aged About 66 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
45. Pal Kaur W/o Veer Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
46. Rakharam S/o Madu Ram, Aged About 72 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
47. Thana Singh S/o Binder Singh, Aged About 30 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
48. Veerchand S/o Munshiram, Aged About 44 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
49. Banwarilal S/o Ramchander, Aged About 62 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
50. Balvinder Singh S/o Mewa Singh, Aged About 40 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
51. Amarjeet, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
52. Viruram S/o Madurarn, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
53. Khyaliram S/o Nathuram, Aged About 68 Years, R/o

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Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
54. Sanjay Singh S/o Shriram, Aged About 36 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
55. Kaluram S/o Late Gangaram, Aged About 43 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
56. Sheochand S/o Jagmal, Aged About 60 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
57. Mahender Singh S/o Harbansh Singh, Aged About 49
Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
58. Tarachand S/o Jagmal, Aged About 68 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
59. Phaniya S/o Gaffur Khan, Aged About 35 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
60. Jafar Khan S/o Vazir Khan, Aged About 30 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
61. Ramjan Khan S/o Yunus Ali, Aged About 74 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
62. Sikander S/o Ramjan Khan, Aged About 40 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
63. Banwari S/o Khetaram, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
64. Asharam Bhnairam, Aged About 59 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
65. Bhagiram S/o Ramchander, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
66. Harbansh Singh S/o Jagir Singh, Aged About 68 Years, R/
o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
67. Prithvi Singh S/o Jeetram, Aged About 51 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
68. Ramkumar S/o Jeetram, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
69. Sher Singh S/o Lalchand, Aged About 58 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
70. Dipu Singh S/o Phuman Singh, Aged About 31 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
71. Nika Ram S/o Khyaliram, Aged About 32 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh

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72. Sher Singh S/o Jwala Singh, Aged About 63 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
73. Nikuram S/o Baleshwar, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
74. Tarachand Mother/o Jagmal, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
75. Sandeep S/o Mangilal, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
76. Gurmel Singh Mother/o Netram, Aged About 44 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
77. Gurmel Singh S/o Jarnail Singh, Aged About 50 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
78. Gaindaram Alias Gainda Singh S/o Jarnail Singh, Aged
About 70 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District
Hanumangarh
79. Banwari S/o Shyataram, Aged About 67 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
80. Puran Ram Mother/o Anwari, Aged About 32 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
81. Sohanlal Mother/o Sangta Ram, Aged About 58 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
82. Sukhram S/o Muknaram Alias Mukna Singh, Aged About
64 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District
Hanumangarh
83. Prem Singh S/o Jangir Singh, Aged About 56 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
84. Girija Devi W/o Late Ramnaresh, Aged About 54 Years, R/
o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
85. Krishan Kajla S/o Mamraj, Aged About 68 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
86. Nikkuram S/o Baleshwar, Aged About 42 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
87. Kashmir Singh S/o Labh Singh, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
88. Basant Singh S/o Paluram, Aged About 62 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
89. Maniram S/o Mamraj, Aged About 65 Years, R/o Dhaba

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Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
90. Sohanlal S/o Sangta Ram, Aged About 58 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
91. Mahender S/o Munshiram, Aged About 55 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
92. Pappuram S/o Sunder Singh, Aged About 41 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
93. Inder Singh S/o Ramsingh, Aged About 80 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
94. Vimla, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya
District Hanumangarh
95. Makhan Singh S/o Diwan Singh, Aged About 38 Years, R/
o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
96. Pritam Singh S/o Diwan Singh, Aged About 50 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
97. Niraj S/o Ramlarete, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
98. Inderpal S/o Kulvinder Singh, Aged About 56 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
99. Sonaram S/o Dularam, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
100. Sarjeet Singh S/o Pala Ram, Aged About 38 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
101. Banta Singh S/o Bachan Singh, Aged About 28 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
102. Chindobai Spouse/o Kala Singh S/o Sarjan Singh, Aged
About 42 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District
Hanumangarh
103. Karamjit Singh S/o Late Sarwan Singh, Aged About 33
Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
104. Pappu Singh S/o Amir Singh, Aged About 64 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
105. Balwant Singh Kusha Singh, Aged About 50 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
106. Manga Singh S/o Kusha Singh, Aged About 51 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
107. Jeeto Bai Spouse/o Gurmit Singh, Aged About 63 Years,

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R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
108. Raju S/o Dayal Singh, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
109. Lal Singh S/o Niranjan Singh, Aged About 73 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
110. Satnam S/o Laxman Singh, Aged About 56 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
111. Malkit Singh S/o Dara Singh, Aged About 33 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
112. Jeevan Singh S/o Amir Singh, Aged About 62 Years, R/o
Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
113. Pahalwan Singh S/o Amir Singh, Aged About 68 Years, R/
o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
114. Sumitra W/o Late Dayal, Aged About 59 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
115. Bano W/o Shukat Ali, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
116. Kaushalya, Aged About 58 Years, R/o Dhaba Tehsil
Sangariya District Hanumangarh
117. Baldev Singh S/o Late Janta Singh, Aged About 44 Years,
R/o Dhaba Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
118. Sunita W/o Late Ranjit, Aged About 32 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
119. Rani W/o Sukhdev, Aged About 47 Years, R/o Dhaba
Tehsil Sangariya District Hanumangarh
----Petitioners
Versus
1. District Collector, Hanumangarh
2. District Superintendant Of Police, Hanumangarh
3. The Chief Engineer, Irrigation North Circle Hanumangarh
4. Superintending Engineer, Regulation Ignp, Bikaner
5. Executive Engineer/ Irrigation Bhakhra Sidhmukh
Regulation Division, Hanumangarh
6. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary,
Water Resources Department, Government Of Rajasthan
Jaipur

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----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hanuman Singh Choudhary.
For Respondent(s) : Ms. Aditi Sharma, for
Mr. N.S. Rajpurohit, AAG.

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP SHAH

ORDER

16/02/2026

1. The present misc. application has been preferred seeking

permission to allow an alternate plan for rehabilitation of the

encroachers, who are affected by the order of this Hon'ble Court

dated 10.04.2017, which requires compliance.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents-

State submits that the necessary compliance for rehabilitation is