Vivek Khushlani v. State of Haryana and Others

CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-1-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)o Dateoofodecision:o-oo01.06.2023o VivekoKhushlanioo ....Petitionero o Versuso o StateoofoHaryanaoandootherso .....Respondento o o CORAMo:ooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVIKASoBAHLo o o Present:-oo Mr.oChetanoMittal,oSenioroAdvocate,o o o withoMr.oVineetoMalhotra,oAdvocate,o o o Mr.oDineshoArora,oAdvocate,o o o Mr.oVishaloGohri,oAdvocate,o o o andoMr.oKunaloMulwani,oAdvocate,o o o forotheopetitioner.o o Mr.oSamarthoSagar,oAddl.oA.G.,oHaryanao fororespondentsoNo.1otoo3.oo o Mr.oAmitoBajaj,oAdvocate,ofororespondentoNo.4.oo o Mr.oAmitoJain,oAdvocate,oforotheoapplicant-gramopanchayat.oo ****o VIKASoBAHL,oJ.oo

1.oo o TheopresentowritopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoArticleo226oofotheo Constitutiono ofo Indiao foro issuanceo ofo writo ino theo natureo ofo certiorario foro settingo asideo theo ordero datedo 08.06.2022o (Annexureo P-2)o passedo byo theo Deputyo Commissioner/respondento No.2o video whicho theo saleo deedo datedo

06.05.2022o (Annexureo P-1)o executedo byo theo petitionero ino favouro ofo respondentono.4ohasobeenocancelled.oAofurtheroprayerohasobeenomadeoforo settingoasideotheocancellationodeedodatedo09.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-3).o BRIEFoFACTSo

2.oo o Briefo factso ofo theo presento caseo areo thato theo petitionero hado authenticity of this executedoaoregisteredosaleodeedoinofavourooforespondentoNo.4oono06.05.2022o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-2-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o ando theo officeo ofo theo Sub-Registrar,o Sohnao hado issuedo noticeo datedo

27.05.2022o(AnnexureoP-14)otooshowocauseoasotoowhyotheosaidosaleodeedo shouldonotobeocancelled.oTheosaidonoticeowasonotoservedouponotheopetitionero asoisoapparentofromotheopleadingsoinoparao12oofotheowritopetitionoandoinoitso correspondingoreplyofiledobyotheoStateoandowasoservedoonlyouponorespondento No.4o ando respondento No.4o hado giveno ao detailedo replyo datedo 03.06.2022o (AnnexureoP-15)otootheosaidonoticeoandotheoDeputyoCommissioner,oGurgaon,o videoorderodatedo08.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-2),ograntedopermissionotoocancelo theosaleodeedobyorelyingouponoChaptero5(1)(c)oofotheoHaryanaoRegistrationo Manualoparao159(A),oincorporatedoinotheoHaryanaoRegistrationoManualoaftero parao159,obyovirtueoofonotificationodatedo22.12.2020oonotheogroundothatotheo landoinoquestionowaso'ShamilatoDeh'.oInopursuanceoofotheopermissionograntedo byo theo Deputyo Commissionero video ordero datedo 08.06.2022o (P-2),o cancellationodeedohasobeenoexecutedoono09.06.2022oo(AnnexureoP-3)oandotheo landohasobeenoorderedotoobeovestedowithotheogramopanchayat.oItoisotheocaseoofo theopetitionerothatoanoauctionobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentowasoheldoando allotmentoofotheolandoinoquestionowasomadeoinofavouroofopredecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitionero i.e.,o Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Naraino ono

28.10.1964oandotheosaleocertificatesodatedo13.11.1964o(AnnexuresoP-5o&oP-7)o wereoissuedobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoandowarrantoofopossessionohado alsoobeenoissuedosubsequentotootheosame,oinotheoyearo1964oandomutationowaso alsoosanctionedoinotheoyearo1965.oItoisofurtherotheocaseoofotheopetitionerothato videoregisteredosaleodeedodatedo21.08.1985o(AnnexureoP-8),osaidoBhagwano DassoandolegalorepresentativesoofoLaxmioNarainohadosoldotheolandotooM/so ShrikantoChemicaloIndustriesoPvt.oLtd.,owhoohad,ovideotwoosaleodeeds,ofurthero soldotheolandoinoquestionoono07.05.1991o(AnnexuresoP-10o&oP-11)otootheo 2023.06.01 17:54 petitioneroandoitoisotheopetitionerowhoohadosoldotheosaidolandotoorespondento CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-3-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o No.4o foro ao valuableo considerationo video registeredo saleo deedo datedo

06.05.2022.oRelianceohasobeenoplacedobyotheopetitioneroonosub-clauseo(ii-a)o ofoClauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheoPunjaboVillageoCommonoLando(Regulation)o Act,o1961o(hereinafteroreferredoaso'Actoofo1961'),oasoisoapplicableotootheoStateo ofoHaryana,otoostateothatoinotheosaidocircumstances,otheolandowouldonotobeo 'ShamilatoDeh'oandothus,otheoprovisionsowhichohaveobeenoinvokedowouldonoto applyotootheopresentocase.oTheodocumentsoreliedouponobyotheopetitionerohaveo notobeenodisputedoinotheoreplyofiledobyotheoState.oLearnedoStateocounseloaso welloasolearnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayatohaveoopposedotheopresento writopetitionoandohaveoprayedoforodismissaloofotheosame.o Argumentsoonobehalfoofotheopetitioner:-o

3.o o LearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerohasosubmittedothatotheo ordero datedo 08.06.2022o (Annexureo P-2)o passedo byo theo Deputyo Commissioner,oGurugram/respondentoNo.2,ovideowhichotheosaleodeedodatedo

06.05.2022o (Annexureo P-1)o executedo byo theo petitionero ino favouro ofo respondentoNo.4ohasobeenocancelledobyoplacingorelianceouponotheonotificationo datedo23.12.2020o(AnnexureoP-16)oissuedobyotheoAdditionaloChiefoSecretaryo tooGovernmentoofoHaryana,oRevenueoandoDisasteroManagementoDepartment,o Chandigarh,o iso absolutelyo illegalo ando againsto law.o Ito iso submittedo thato ao perusalo ofo saido notificationo (Annexureo P-16),o moreo so,o Chaptero 5o Clauseo 1(c),owhichohasobeenoinvokedoinotheopresentocase,owouldoshowothatotheosaido instructions/notificationowouldoapplyoinoaocaseowhereotheosaleoisoofo'Shamilato Deh'oland,owhichoisovestedoorodeemedotoohaveobeenovestedoinotheoPanchayato DehounderotheoActoofo1961.oItoisoarguedothato'ShamilatoDeh'ohasobeenodefinedo inoSectiono2(g)oofotheoActoofo1961,oasoisoapplicableotootheoStateoofoHaryana,o ando theo exclusionaryo clauseo ofo Sectiono 2(g)o enumerateso 2023.06.01 17:54 situations/circumstances,o whicho excludeso theo lando fromo beingo 'Shamilato CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-4-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o Deh'.oClauseo(ii-a)oofotheoexclusionaryoclauseohasobeenohighlightedoinoordero tooshowothatowhereo'ShamilatoDeh'olandohasobeenoallottedotooanyopersonobyo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ofo theo Stateo Governmento aftero theo commencementoofotheoActoofo1961,obutoonoorobeforeo09.07.1985,othen,otheo sameo wouldo noto beo 'Shamilato Deh'o lando o ando once,o theo sameo iso noto ''Shamilato Deh',o then,o theo saleo ofo sucho lando wouldo noto beo liableo too beo cancelledounderotheoinstruction/notificationodatedo23.12.2020o(AnnexureoP-16)oandotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo08.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-2),owhichohaso beenopassedobyoplacingorelianceouponotheosaidonotification/instruction,owouldo beounsustainableoandotheocancellationodeedodatedo09.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-3)o executedoinopursuanceoofoorderodatedo08.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-2)owouldobeo liableotoobeosetoaside.o

4.ooooooooooooooooooo Learnedo Senioro counselo foro theo petitionero haso furthero highlightedotheofactsoofotheopresentocaseoandoreferredotooseveralodocumentsotoo showothatotheoallotmentomadeobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoofotheoStateo Governmentoinofavouroofotheopredecessor-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroi.e.,oo BhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainoowasomuchopriorotoo09.07.1985.oTheofirsto documento whicho haso beeno referredo too iso noticeo (Formo No.S-XII)o datedo

07.09.1964o(AnnexureoP-25)o(atopageo6oofoapplicationobearingoNo.CM-9416-CWP-2023),oissuedobyotheoNaiboTehsildaroinoconnectionowithotheoauctionoofo landoinoquestionotoobeoheldoono28.10.1964.oTheosecondodocumentoreferredotoo isotheoBidoSheetodatedo28.10.1964o(AnnexureoP-26),o(atopageo7oofoapplicationo bearingoNo.CM-9416-CWP-2023),owhichorecordsothatoBhagwanoDassoando LaxmioNarainowereotheohighestobiddersowithorespectotooaopartoofotheosuitolando andohadogivenoaobidoofoRs.700/-.oAnotherodocumentoi.e.,oBidoSheeto497odatedo

28.10.1964o(AnnexureoP-27)o(atopageo8oofoapplicationobearingoNo.CM-9416-2023.06.01 17:54 CWP-2023),ohasobeenoreferredotooinoorderotooshowothatowithorespectotootheo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-5-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o remainingo parto ofo theo land,o saido Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Naraino wereo successfuloinotheoauctionoasotheyowereotheohighestobiddersoandotheyohadomadeo aobidoofoRs.2000/-.oLearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerohasofurthero referredotootheoMemorandumoofoOffero(FormoNo.XXI-S)odatedo28.10.1964,o whichohadobeenoacceptedobyotheoTehsildaro(Sales),oGurgaon,oasoperowhich,o theolandoinoquestionowasopurchasedobyoBhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainoando theotermsousedoinotheosameowouldoshowothatoaosaleowithorespectotooownershipo rightsohadobeenoeffectedobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoinofavouroofotheo saidopersons.oReferenceohasoalsoobeenomadeotootheoMemorandumoofoOffero withorespectotooLotoNo.2,owhichohadoalsoobeenoacceptedobyotheoTehsildaro (Sales),oGurgaon,owhichoisoofoevenodateoi.e.o28.10.1964ohavingosimilarotermso andohasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-6o(atopageo41oofotheowritopetition).oItoiso furthero contendedo thato thereafter,o twoo saleo certificateso datedo 13.11.1964o (AnnexuresoP-5o&oP-7)owereoissuedobyotheoDepartmentoofoRehabilitation,o Punjab,o certifyingothato Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Naraino wereo bonao fideo purchasersoofotheopropertyoinoquestion,owhichohadobeenosoldobyowayoofopublico auctionoheldoono28.10.1964.oItoisostatedothatotheosaidosaleocertificatesoareo documentsoofotitle,otransferringotheoownershiporightsoinofavouroofoBhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Narain.o Learnedo Senioro counselo foro theo petitionero haso furtheroreferredotootheoWarrantoofoPossessionodatedo24.11.1964o(AnnexureoP-28o&oP-29)o(atopageo9oofoapplicationobearingoNo.CM-9416-CWP-2023),ovideo which,otheopossessionoofobothotheolots,owhichoisotheosuitoland,owasohandedo overotootheosaidoBhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainoandotheosameowasodulyo signedobyoSantramo(MemberoofoPanchayat)oasowelloasoDalipoSingho&oHarepo Singho(bothoLambardars).oItoisoalsoosubmittedothatosubsequentotootheosame,o evenomutationohasobeenoenteredoinotheomutationoregisterowithorespectotootheo 2023.06.01 17:54 saleoofobothotheolotsoandotheosaidomutationoNos.1560oando1562,owhichohaveo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-6-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o beenodulyosanctioned,ohaveobeenoplacedoonorecordoasoAnnexuresoP-23oandoP-

24.oItoisostatedothatofromoaoperusaloofotheoabovesaidodocuments,oitoisoapparento thatomuchopriorotoo09.07.1985,otheopropertiesoinoquestionostoodovestedowitho BhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainoandotheyobecameoownersoofotheosameoforo allointentsoandopurposes.oItoisoalsoostatedothatothereafter,ovideosaleodeedodatedo

21.10.1985o (Annexureo P-8),o theo saido Bhagwano Dasso ando legalo representativeso ofo Laxmio Naraino soldo theo propertieso too M/so Shrikanto ChemicaloIndustriesoPvt.oLtd.oforoaovaluableoconsiderationoandotheosaidoM/so ShrikantoChemicaloIndustriesoPvt.oLtd.,ovideotwooregisteredosaleodeedsodatedo

07.05.1991o(AnnexuresoP-10o&oP-11),osoldotheosameotootheopetitioner.oItoiso submittedothatotheopetitionerohadoverifiedotheotitleoofoM/soShrikantoChemicalo IndustriesoPvt.oLtd.ooandohadoalsooperusedotheosaleodeedodatedo21.10.1985o (Annexureo P-8)o beforeo purchasingo theo saido lando ando had,o thus,o aftero theo purchaseoofotheosaidolandobyovirtueoofotheotwoosaleodeeds,obecomeoowneroofo theolandoinoquestion.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatoaoregisteredotransferodeedo datedo27.03.2017o(AnnexureoP-12)owasoexecutedobyotheopetitionerooinofavouro ofohisowifeoShefalioKhushalanioandobyovirtueoofoanotheroregisteredotransfero deedo datedo 25.03.2019o (Annexureo P-13),o wifeo ofo theo petitionero hado transferredotheopropertyobackotootheopresentopetitioner.ooItoisoarguedothatoono

06.05.2022o(AnnexureoP-27),otheopetitioner,owhoowasotheorightfuloowneroofo theo property,o hado soldo theo sameo too respondento No.4o foro ao valuableo consideration.oItoisosubmittedothatotheorespondentoauthoritiesoissuedoaonoticeo datedo27.05.2022o(AnnexureoP-14)owithorespectotoocancellationoofoSaleoDeedo datedo06.05.2022otoowhichoaodetailedoreplyowasogivenobyorespondentoNo.4oono

03.06.2022o (Annexureo P-15)o ando theo respondento authoritieso withouto consideringo theo saido reply,o passedo ao cryptico ordero datedo 08.06.2022o 2023.06.01 17:54 (AnnexureoP-2)ograntingopermissionotoocancelotheosaleodeedoexecutedobyotheo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-7-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o petitioneroinofavourooforespondentoNo.4.oItoisosubmittedothatotheorespondentoo authoritiesodidonotoissueoanyonoticeotootheopetitioneroandodidonototakeointooo considerationotheoofactsowhichowereoapparentofromotheorecordotootheoextento thatotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentohadoalreadyoallottedotheolandoinoquestionoo tootheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneropriorotoo09.07.1985oandotheo petitioneroasowelloasorespondentoNo.4owereoobona-fideopurchasersoofotheolando inooquestionoandoonoaccountoofotheoexclusionaryoclauseocontainedoinoSectiono 2(g)oofotheoActoofo1961,oasoapplicableotootheoStateoofoHaryana,otheolandowaso noto'ShamilatoDeh'.oItoisosubmittedothatoalthough,otheoinstructionso(Annexureo P-16)o whicho haveo beeno issuedo areo absolutelyo illegalo ando againsto law,o inasmuchoas,onooAdministrativeoinstructionocanosupersedeotheoprovisionsoofoao Statue,o but,o sinceo theo impugnedo ordero ino theo caseo ofo theo petitionero iso ino violationoofoevenotheosaidoinstructions,othus,otheopetitionerohasonotochallengedo theo saido instructionso ando haso submittedo thato eveno aftero takingo intoo considerationo theo saido instructions,o theo impugnedo ordero datedo 08.06.2022o (AnnexureoP-2)oisonotosustainable.oLearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionero haso referredo too paraso No.6o ando 7o ofo theo preliminaryo submissionso ofo theo writtenostatementofiledobyorespondentoNo.3,oonobehalfooforespondentsoNo.1o tooo3-State,otoohighlightotheofactothatoallotheodocumentsowhichohaveobeeno reliedouponobyotheopetitionerohaveobeenoverifiedoandohaveobeenofoundotoobeo correcto byo theo State.o Further,o ao specifico referenceo haso beeno madeo too paragraphoNos.4,o5,o6,o8,o9,o10,o11oofotheowritopetition,oinowhich,oavermentso withorespectotootheoauctionohavingobeenoconductedobyotheoDepartmentoofo Rehabilitation,oPunjaboandotheomutationsohavingobeenoenteredoinofavouroofo BhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainohaveobeenomade,owhichohaveonotobeeno deniedoinotheocorrespondingoparagraphsoofotheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheo 2023.06.01 17:54 State.oItoisostatedothatoonotheobasisoofotheosaidodocumentsoonorecordoando CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-8-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o admittedopleadings,oitoisotheoprovedobeyondodoubtothatotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroBhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainowereoallottedotheo propertyobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoinotheoyearo1964.oLearnedoSenioro counselo foro theo petitionero haso furthero submittedo thato theo impugnedo ordero (AnnexureoP-2)oisocrypticoandonon-speakingoandothus,oonotheosaidogroundo also,otheosaidoorderodeservesotoobeosetoaside.oo

5.oo o LearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerohasofurtheropointedo outo thato although,o theo petitionero waso theo vendoro ino theo saleo deedo datedo

06.05.2022o(AnnexureoP-1),obutonoonoticeohasobeenoservedouponohimoandotheo impugnedoorderohasobeenopassedobehindohisobackowithoutograntingohimoanyo opportunityoofohearingoorotoofileoreply.oItoisostatedothatoinoparagrapho12oofotheo writopetition,oaospecificoavermentohasobeenomadeotootheosaidoeffectoandoino replyotootheosaidoparaoinotheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheoState,oitohasobeeno statedo thato theo saido avermento iso mattero ofo record.o Ito iso arguedo thato theo impugnedoactionothus,oalsoodeservesotoosetoasideoonotheogroundoofoviolationo ofotheoprinciplesoofonaturalojustice.o o

6.o o LearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerohasofurtherosubmittedo thatoinotheopresentocase,onoticeoofomotionohadobeenoissuedoono07.12.2022oando theooperationoofotheoimpugnedoorderowasostayedobyoaoCo-ordinateoBenchoofo thisoCourtowhichoisoinooperationotillodate.o

7.oo o Ino supporto ofo hiso arguments,o learnedo Senioro counselo foro theo petitionerohasoreliedouponoaojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoDivisionoBenchoofothiso CourtoinoCWP-15052-1995otitledoaso'ManioRamoVs.oTheoAssistantoCollectoro st1 oGrade,oEllenabadoandoothers",odecidedoono15.12.2022,oinowhich,owhileo consideringosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheoActoofo1961,o theo Hon'bleo Divisiono Bencho ofo thiso Courto hado observedo thato sinceo theo 2023.06.01 17:54 allotmento hado beeno madeo ino favouro ofo theo petitionero thereino prioro too CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-9-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o

09.07.1985,othus,othereowasonooquestionoofotheosaidolandobeingoincludedoino theodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'oandoaccordingly,otheoevictionoorderoagainsto theopetitionerothereinowasosetoaside.oFurtherorelianceohasobeenoplacedouponoao judgmentoofotheoHon'bleoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtopassedoino"PuranoVs.o Financialo Commissionero (Appeals),o Punjab",o decidedo ono 16.11.1995,o reportedoaso1996(1)oR.R.R.o54,otoocontendothatotheosalesoeffectedobyotheo Rehabilitationo Departmento eveno witho respecto too shamilato lando haveo beeno recognizedo byo theo Acto ando ino case,o anyo actiono ofo theo Rehabilitationo Departmentoinotransferringotheolandoisobad,othen,otheosaleoinofavouroofotheo allotteeowouldonotobeoconsideredotoobeobad.oItoisosubmittedothatoalthough,otheo saido judgmento iso witho respecto too Stateo ofo Punjab,o buto theo provisionso aso applicableotooStateoofoPunjaboandoStateoofoHaryanaoclearlyoshowothatotheosaido judgmentowouldoapplyotootheofactsoofotheopresentocaseoalso.o Argumentsoonobehalfoofoapplicant/gramopanchayato

8.oo o Learnedo counselo foro theo gramo panchayato haso movedo ano applicationobearingoCM-8159-CWP-2023oseekingopermissionotooassistothiso CourtoasoanointerveneroandoheohasobeenopermittedotooassistotheoCourtoandohiso argumentsohaveobeenoheard.oItoisosubmittedobyolearnedocounseloforotheogramo panchayatothatoasoperotheojamabandiesowhichohaveobeenoannexedofromotheo yearo1944-45otillo2020-21,oinotheocolumnoofoownership,otheolandoisoshownoaso ''ShamilatoDeh'oMajkur'oo/o'PanchayatoDehoMajkur'o/o'PanchayatoDeh'.oItoiso submittedothatoinotheoownershipocolumnoneitherotheopredecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitioner,o noro theo petitioner,o noro theo respondento No.4o haveo beeno shownotoobeotheoownersoofotheopropertyoinoquestion.oItoisofurtherosubmittedo thatotheonamesoofotheosaidopersonsooisoonlyoreflectedoinotheocultivationocolumno i.e.,oColumnoNo.5oofoallotheojamabandiesoandothus,oitoisoapparentothatotheo 2023.06.01 17:54 transferobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoinofavouroofotheopredecessors-in-CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-10-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o interestoofotheopetitioneroisoonlyowithorespectotoopossessoryorightsoandonoto ownershiporightsoandoeven,otheosubsequentosaleoshouldobeoconstruedoasoaosaleo ofopossessoryorightsoandonotoofoownershiporightsoasonoopersonocanogiveoao betterotitleothanoheohimselfopossesses.oItoisoalsoosubmittedothatothereoisoao presumptionoofotruthoattachedotootheoentriesomadeoinotheojamabandiesoandotheo saidopresumptionohasonotobeenorebuttedoinotheopresentocase.oItoisostatedothato forotheopetitionerotootakeobenefitoofotheoexclusionaryoclauseounderoSectiono 2(g)oofotheoActo1961,oitohadotoobeoshownothatotheoownershipoofotheolandohado beeno transferredo byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ino favouro ofo theo predecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroandosinceotheosameohasonotobeeno proved,othus,otheosaidoexclusionaryoclauseowouldonotoapply.oLearnedocounselo foro theo applicant/gramo panchayato haso furthero referredo too theo registero ofo mutationo(AnnexuresoP-23oandoP-24)oandohasosubmittedothatoevenoinocolumno No.9,owhereotheonameoandodetailsoofotheoowneroisotoobeoreflected,otheonameoofo gramopanchayatohasobeenomentionedoandoitoisoonlyoinotheocultivationocolumno thatotheonameoofopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionerohasobeenoreflected.o Learnedocounseloforotheoapplicant/gramopanchayatohasomadeoaoreferenceotoo theo replyo filedo byo respondento No.4o too theo showo causeo noticeo ando haso submittedothatoasoperoparagraphoNos.3.2,o3.4,o3.6,o3.8,o3.12oando3.14,oitohaso beenopleadedobyorespondentoNo.4othatoasoperotheojamabandies,oheoandohiso predecessorso wereo recordedo aso ownerso ino possessiono ino theo Khanakasto columnoquaotheolandoinoquestion.oItoisoalsoostatedothatoallotheodocumentso wouldoshowothatotheoauctionoinofavouroofotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheo petitionerowasoonlyowithorespectotootransferoofopossessoryorightsoandonotowitho respectotootheotransferoofoownershiporightsoandothus,otheoclaimomadeobyotheo petitionerothatohisocaseoisocoveredowithinotheoexclusionaryoclauseoisodevoidoofo 2023.06.01 17:54 merit.oLearnedocounseloforotheoapplicant/gramopanchayatohasoreliedouponotheo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-11-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o judgmentoofoaoCo-ordinateoBenchoofothisoCourtopassedoino"BishamberoDayalo andoothersoVs.oDulioChandoandoothers,oreportedoaso2019(4)oR.C.R.o(Civil)o 725,oinosupportoofohisoargumentothatoaosaleoofopropertyocanoalsoobeowitho respecto too transfero ofo onlyo possessoryo rightso ando theo sameo needo noto necessarilyobeoofoownershiporights.oItoisosubmittedothatoatoanyorate,odisputedo questionsoofofactsoariseoinotheopresentocaseoandothus,otheopresentowritopetitiono wouldonotobeotheoappropriateoforumoforogivingoanoaffirmativeofindingoonotheo saido disputedo questionso ofo facts.o Referenceo haso alsoo beeno madeo too theo cancellationo deedo datedo 09.06.2022o (Annexureo P-3),o whicho haso beeno executedoafterotheopassingoofotheoimpugnedoorderoandoitoisohighlightedothatoino theosame,oitohasobeenomentionedothatotheolandoshallovestowithotheopanchayato andoonotheobasisoofotheosaidosubmission,oitoisoprayedothatotheopresentowrito petitionodeservesotoobeodismissed.oo ArgumentsoonobehalfooforespondentsoNo.1otoo3-Stateo

9.oo o LearnedoStateocounseloappearingoonobehalfooforespondentsoNo.1o too3ohasoreferredotootheoavermentsomadeoinotheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheo State,oasoperowhich,oitohasobeenostatedothatotheoDeputyoCommissionerohadotoo granto permissiono too cancelo theo saleo deedo ono accounto ofo theo facto thato theo factumoofotheolandobeingo'ShamilatoDeh'owasonotobroughtotootheonoticeoofotheo sub-registraro initiallyo ando wheno theo BDPO,o througho correspondence,o informedotheosub-registrarothatotheosaidolandowaso'ShamilatoDeh'oland,othen,o theosub-registrarocancelledotheosaleodeedowhileoexercisingotheopoweroderivedo fromotheonotificationo(AnnexureoP-16),omoreoso,oChaptero5oClauseo(1)(c)o whichospecificallyorequiresothatotheoland,owhichoiso'ShamilatoDeh',oandoiso vestedoandodeemedotoohaveobeenovestedowithotheopanchayatounderotheoActoofo 1961o wouldo noto beo alienatedo oro sold.o Ito iso alsoo submittedo thato theo sub-2023.06.01 17:54 registrarohadotakenointooconsiderationotheoreplyo(AnnexureoP-15),ofiledobyo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-12-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o respondentoNo.4,owhoowasotheosubsequentopurchaserofromotheopetitioneroando aftero consideringo theo saido reply,o theo impugnedo ordero haso beeno passed.o LearnedoStateocounselohasofairlyosubmittedothatoasoperotheowrittenostatement,o moreoso,oparagraphsoNo.4,o5,o6oando7,otheodocumentsowhichohaveobeenoreliedo uponobyotheopetitionerohaveobeenofoundotoobeocorrect,obutoitowasoinoviewoofo theoletteroissuedobyotheoBDPOodatedo03.06.2022,oinowhich,otheoBDPOohaso statedothatotheolandohasobeenoshownoaso'ShamilatoDeh',othatotheoactionoino questionowasotaken.oItoisoarguedothatoinotheopresentocase,otheonotificationo (AnnexureoP-16)ohasonotobeenochallengedoandoonce,otheolandoisoshownotoobeo 'ShamilatoDeh',othus,otheoprovisionsoofoChaptero5oclauseo1(c)owouldoapply,o therefore,o entitlingo theo sub-registraro too cancelo theo saleo deed.o Ito iso alsoo submittedothatoasoperotheostandoofotheoState,otheopleasoraisedobyotheopetitionero too theo effecto thato Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Naraino wereo ownerso ofo theo propertyoinoquestionoandothatotheosameowasopurchasedobyothemoinoauctionoando wasofurtherosoldotooM/soShrikantoChemicaloIndustriesoPvt.oLtd.oandothereaftero tootheopetitioneroandothenotoorespondentoNo.4,oisonotobeingodisputed.oLearnedo Stateocounselohasoalsoopointedooutothatounlessotheoamendment/notificationo (AnnexureoP-16)oisonotospecificallyochallenged,onooreliefocanobeograntedotoo theopetitioner.oo ArgumentsoonobehalfooforespondentoNo.4o

10.oo o Learnedo counselo foro respondento No.4o haso adoptedo theo argumentsoraisedobyolearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitioneroandoinoadditiono tootheosaidoarguments,oitohasobeenostatedothatotheofirstosaleowasoexecutedoono

21.08.1985o ando theo secondo saleo deedo waso executedo ono 07.05.1991o ando thereafterotwootransfersodeedowereoalsooexecutedoinotheoyearo2017oando2019o ando theo gramo panchayato oro theo Stateo authoritieso hado nevero raisedo anyo 2023.06.01 17:54 objectionotootheoexecutionoofotheosaidodocuments,onorohadoraisedoanyoclaimo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-13-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o overotheopropertyoinoquestion.oItoisosubmittedothatotheosaidodocumentsoareo registeredodocumentsoandocanoonlyobeosetoasideobyotheoCiviloCourt.oItoiso furthero submittedo thato byo virtueo ofo theo cancellationo deed,o theo Gramo Panchayatohasobeenomadeotheoowneroofotheolandoinoquestionowithoutotakingo intooconsiderationotheofactothatoevenoinocaseotheosaleodeedodatedo06.05.2022o (AnnexureoP-2)oisotoobeosetoaside,othenoalsootheoearlierotransactionsocannotobeo setoasideoasotheosameowereoregisteredodocumentsoandowereoexecutedoinotheo yearso1985,o1991,o2017oando2019.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatotheoauctionohado takenoplaceoinotheoyearo1964oandothereoisonoochallengeotootheosaidoauctionotillo dateoeitherobyotheogramopanchayatoorobyoanyootheroperson.oItoisostatedothato beforeotheopassingoofotheoimpugnedoorder,oitoisonotoinodisputeothatorespondento No.4oandohisopredecessors-in-interestowereoinopossessionoofotheolandosinceo theo lasto 55o yearso ando noo persono haso evero claimedo anyo righto eveno quao possessionoofotheosame.oLearnedocounselofororespondentoNo.4ohasosubmittedo thatoheoisoaobonaofideopurchaseroandotheosaleodeedoinohisofavourowasoforoao valuableo considerationo ando waso dulyo registeredo byo theo sub-registraro aftero havingoconsideredoallotheoaspectsoandotheocancellationoofotheosaleodeedowouldo amountotooreviewoofohisoearlieroorders,owhichoisonotopermissibleoinolaw.oo Argumentsoinorebuttaloonobehalfoofotheopetitionero

11.oo o LearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerohasosubmittedothatoino theopresentocase,oitohasobeenoprovedobeyondodoubtothatotheoauctionoinofavouro ofotheosaidoBhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainotransferringotheoownershipoofo theopropertyoinotheirofavourowasovalidlyoheldoandothatotheosaidopropertyowaso furthero validlyo transferredo byo themo ino favouro ofo M/so Shrikanto Chemicalo Industrieso Pvt.o Ltd.o ando thereafter,o ino favouro ofo theo petitioner.o Ito iso alsoo submittedothatotheospecificoavermentsomadeoinotheowritopetitionohaveonotobeeno 2023.06.01 17:54 disputedoinotheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheoStateoandorather,oinoparagrapho7o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-14-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o ofotheopreliminaryosubmissions,oitohasobeenostatedothatotheodocumentsoreliedo uponoandofiledobyotheopetitioneroareoverifiedoandofoundotoobeocorrect.oItoiso arguedothatolearnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayatohasosetoupoaonewocase,o whichoisonotoevenotheocaseoofotheoStateoandothatotheogramopanchayatowasonoto evenoprivyotootheooriginaloallotmentoinofavouroofotheopredecessors-in-interesto ofotheopetitioner.oFurtheroreferenceohasobeenomadeotooparao3oofoCM-8159-CWP-2023owhereotheolearnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayatohasogivenotheo detailsoofoownershipoandotheopossessionoofotheolandoinoquestionorecordedoino variouso jamabandies.o Ito iso submittedo thato eveno aso pero theo saido chart,o theo ownershipo columno ino theo jamabandio foro theo yearo 1965-66,o whicho iso ao jamabandio immediatelyo aftero theo auction/allotmento ino favouro ofo theo predecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioner,ohasobeenoleftoblank.oItoisoarguedo thatoevenoforotheosubsequentojamabandiesoforotheoperiodo1970-71,o1975-76,o 1980-81oando1985-86,otheoentryoregardingotheoownershipocolumnohasonoto beenoproducedoandotheosameohasobeenoleftoblank.oItoisostatedothatotheoStateohaso notoevenodisputedotheodocumentsoshowingoownershipoofotheopredecessors-in-interesto ofo theopetitionero oroofo theo petitionero oroofo respondento No.4.o Theo registeredodocumentsowereoinoexistenceoforotheolastoseveralodecadesoandotheo sameohaveonotobeenochallengedotillodateobeforeoanyoCourtoofolawoandothatotheo sub-registraro hado registeredo theo saleo deedo ino questiono ando aftero theo registrationoofotheosame,oheohadobecomeofunctusoofficio.oItoisocontendedothato stampodutyoamountingotooRs.1,10,48,000/-ohadobeenodepositedobyotheopartieso i.e.,opetitioneroandorespondentoNo.4oforogettingotheoregistrationoofotheosaleo deedodatedo06.05.2022o(AnnexureoP-1)oandotheosaidoamountoisostillowithotheo authorities.oItoisoalsoostatedothatoafterotheopassingoofotheoimpugnedoorder,otheo gramopanchayatohasofiledoaoSectiono7opetitionounderotheoActoofo1961,owhicho 2023.06.01 17:54 hasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-21owithoCM-7055-CWP-2023oandoevenoino CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-15-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o theosaidoapplicationounderoSectiono7oofotheoActoofo1961,onoopleaohasobeeno takenowithorespectotootheoauctionooroallotmentoinofavouroofotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionerobeingosolelyoofopossessoryorights.oo Analysiso&oConclusiono

12.o o ThisoCourtohasoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandohaso goneothroughotheopaper-book.o

13.o o Fromotheopleadings,oargumentsoraisedobyolearnedocounseloforotheo partiesoandotheojudgmentsoreliedouponobyothem,otheofollowingotwooquestionso ariseoforoconsiderationobeforeothisoCourt:o-oo o

(i)o Whetherotheosaleodeedodatedo06.05.2022oisoliableotoobeocancelledo asoperotheonotificationodatedo22.12.2020o(AnnexureoP-16)o(video whichoparao159(A)ohasobeenoincorporatedoinoChaptero5oofotheo HaryanaoRegistrationoManualoafteroparao159)oinocase,otheocaseo ofotheopetitionerofallsounderosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)oofo Sectiono2oofotheoActoofo1961oandotheolandoinoquestionoisonoto includedoino'ShamilatoDeh'?oo

(ii)o Whetheroinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheopresentocase,otheo caseoofotheopetitionerofallsounderoclauseo(ii-a)oofoSectiono2(g)oofo theoActoofo1961ooronot?oo o

14.o o ThisoCourtoproposesotooanswerotheosaidotwooquestionsowhicho ariseoforoconsiderationoinotheopresentocaseoinotheosucceedingoparagraphs.oo

15.o o QuestionoNo.1o-oWhetherotheosaleodeedodatedo06.05.2022oiso liableotoobeocancelledoasoperotheonotificationodatedo22.12.2020o(Annexureo P-16)o(videowhichoparao159(A)ohasobeenoincorporatedoinoChaptero5oofo theoHaryanaoRegistrationoManualoafteroparao159)oinocase,otheocaseoofotheo petitionerofallsounderosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheo Actoofo1961oandotheolandoino9uestionoisonotoincludedoino'ShamilatoDeh'?oo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-16-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o

16.o o Beforeoansweringotheosaidoquestion,oitowouldobeonecessaryotoo referotooSectiono2(g)oandoSectiono3(2)(ii)oofotheoActoofo1961oandocertaino authoritativeojudgmentsoonotheosaidoaspect.oRelevantoportionsoofoSectiono2(g)o andoSectiono3(2)oareoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo "(g)o "shamilatodeh"oincludes....o

(1)o olandso describedo ino theo revenueo recordso aso 1[o Shamilato DehooroCharand]oexcludingoabadiodeh;o

(2)oo shamilatotikkas;o

(3)oo landso describedo ino theo revenueo recordso aso shamilat,o tarafs,opatties.opannasoandotholasoandousedoaccordingotoo revenueorecordsoforotheobenefitoofotheovillageocommunityo oroaopartothereofooroforocommonopurposesoofotheovillage;o [(4)oo landso usedo oro reservedo foro theo benefito ofo villageo communityo includingo streets.o lanes,o playgrounds,o schools,o drinkingo wellso oro pondso situatedo withino theo sabhaoareaoasodefinedoinoclauseo(mmm)oofosectiono3oofotheo Punjabo Gramo Panchayato Act,o 1952,o excludingo landso reservedo foro theo commono purposeo ofo ao villageo undero sectiono18oofotheoEastoPunjaboHoldingso(Consolidationo ando Preventiono ofo Fragmentation)o Act,o 1948o (Easto Punjabo Acto 50o ofo 1948),o theo managemento ando controlo whereofovestsoinotheoStateoGovernmentounderosectiono23-AoofotheoaforesaidoAct;o [(4a)o vacantolandosituateoinoabadiodehoorogorahodehonotoownedo byoanyoperson;]o

(5)oo landsoinoanyovillageodescribedoasobanjaroqadimoandousedo forocommonopurposesoofotheovillageoaccordingotoorevenueo records.o

4.o[o *o *o *o *o *o *]o butodoesonotoincludeolandowhich----oo

(i)oo becomesoorohasobecomeoshamilatodehodueotooriveroactiono orohasobeenoreservedoasoshamilatoinovillagesosubjectotoo riveroactionoexceptoshamilatodehoenteredoasopasture,opondo oroplaygroundoinotheorevenueorecords;o

(ii)oo haso beeno allottedo ono quasi-permanento basiso too ao displacedoperson;oo [(ii-a)oo wasoshamilatodeh,obutohasobeenoallottedotooanyopersono 2023.06.01 17:54 byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ofo theo Stateo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-17-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o Government,oafterotheocommencementoofothisoAct,obuto onoorobeforeotheo9thodayoofoJuly,o1985:o

(iii)oo haso beeno partitionedo ando broughto undero cultivationo byo individualolandoholdersobeforeotheo26"oJanuary,o1950;o

(iv)oo havingobeenoacquiredobeforeotheo26thoJanuary,o1950,obyo aopersonobyooroinoexchangeoforoproprietaryolandofromoao co-o sharero ino theo shamilato deho iso soo recordedo ino theo jamabandiooroisosupportedobyoaovalidodeed;o

(v)oo iso describedo ino theo revenueo recordso aso shamilat,o taraf,o pattis,opannasoandotholaoandousedoaccordingotoorevenueo recordsoforotheobenefitoofotheovillageocommunityooroaoparto thereofoforocommonopurposesoofotheovillage;o [(vi)oo liesooutsideotheoabadiodehoandowasobeingousedoasogitwar,o bara,o manureo pit,o houseo oro foro cottageo industry,o immediatelyobeforeotheocommencementoofothisoact;]o [(vii)o *o *o *o *o *o *]o

(vii)oo wasoshamilatodeh,owasoassessedotoolandorevenueoandohaso beenoinotheoindividualocultivatingopossessionoofoco-shareso noto beingo ino excesso ofo theiro respectiveo shareso ino sucho shamilatodehoonoorobeforeotheo26thoJanuary,o1950;ooroo

(ix)oo isousedoasoaoplaceoofoworshipooroforopurposesosubserviento thereto;o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o

3.o o LandsotoowhichothisoActoapplies-ooo o(1)o ThisoActoshalloapply,oandobeforeotheocommencementoofo thisoAct,otheoshamilatolawoshallobeodeemedoalwaysotoohaveoapplied,o too allo landso whicho areo shamilato deho aso definedo ino clauseo (g)o ofo sectiono2.oo [(2)oo Notwithstandingoanythingocontainedoinosub-sectiono(1)oofo sectiono4,....o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo

(ii)o whereoanyolandohasovestedoinoaopanchayatounderothisoAct,obuto sucholandohasobeenoexcludedofromoshamilatodehounderosub-clause(ii-a)o ofo clause(g)o ofo sectiono 2,o allo rights,o titleo ando interesto ofo theo panchayato ino sucho land,o fromo theo dateo ofo allotmentoofosucholandobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoofotheo Stateo Government,o shallo ceaseo ando allo sucho rights,o titleo ando interestosmallovestoinotheopersonooropersonsotoowhomotheolando 2023.06.01 17:54 soo excludedo haso beeno allottedo byo theo Rehabilitationo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-18-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o DepartmentoofotheoStateoGovernmentoonoorobeforeotheo9thodayo ofoJuly,o1985,osubjectotootheoconditionothat-o

(a)o anyo sumo ofo moneyo realizedo byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ofo theo Stateo Governmento aso ao resulto ofo allotmentoofosucholand;ooroo

(b)oo whereo noo moneyo waso realizableo byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ofo theo Stateo Governmento aso ao resulto ofo allotmentoofosucholand,otheoamountoofocompensationoino respectoofosucholandoasodeterminedounderosub-sectiono

(3)obyotheoCollectoroofotheodistrictoinowhichosuchoaolando isosituated.o [shallo beo paido byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmento ofo theo Stateo Governmento too theo Developmento ando Panchayatso Departmento foro onwardodisbursementotootheopanchayatotoowhichosuchoshamilatodeho belonged."o Aoperusaloofotheoabove-reproducedoSectiono2(g)owouldoshowo thatotheolandowhichowouldobeoincludedoinotheodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'o hasobeenospecificallyoenumerated.oEvenotheolandowhichoisonototoobeoincludedo ino theo definitiono ofo 'Shamilato Deh'o haso alsoo beeno enumerated.o Teno circumstancesohaveobeenomentionedoasotoowhenotheolandoisonototoobeoincludedo inotheodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'.oInocase,otheocaseoofoanoindividualoiso coveredounderoanyoofotheosaidotenocircumstances,othen,oinosuchoaosituation,o theolandowouldonotobeoincludedoinotheodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'.oOneosucho circumstanceohasobeenodetailedoinosub-clauseo(ii-a)oandotheosaidosub-clauseo stipulatesothatotheolandowhichowaso'ShamilatoDeh',obutohasobeenoallottedotoo anyopersonobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoofotheoStateoGovernmentoaftero theocommencementoofotheoActoofo1961,obutoonooro09.07.1985,othen,otheosaido landowouldonotobeo'ShamilatoDeh'.oSectiono3(2)(ii)oprovidesothatoinocaseotheo lando haso beeno excludedo fromo 'Shamilato Deh'o undero sub-clauseo (ii-a)o ofo Clauseo(g)oofoSectiono2,othen,oallorights,otitleoandointerestoofotheopanchayatoino sucho lando fromo theo dateo ofo allotmento ofo sucho lando byo theo Rehabilitationo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-19-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o Departmentoshalloceaseoandotheosameowouldovestoinotheopersonotoowhomotheo saidolandohasobeenoallottedoonoorobeforeo09.07.1985.oo

17.o o Hon'bleo Divisiono Bencho ofo thiso Courto ino Manio Ram'so caseo (supra),oafteroconsideringosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoclauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheo Actoofo1961oandoafteroalsoonoticingotheoargumentsoofotheocounseloforotheo gramopanchayatothereinotootheoeffectothatosaleoofotheolandoinoquestionothereino byotheocustodianodepartmentowasovoidoaboinititooandononestoasoitowasonototheo owneroofotheolandoinoquestion,ocameotootheoconclusionothatosinceotheotransfero hadotakenoplaceobeforeotheocutooffodateoi.e.o09.07.1985,otheolandowouldonotobeo includedo ino theo definitiono ofo 'Shamilato Deh',o aso theo sameo hado beeno specificallyo excludedo undero Sectiono 2(g)(ii-a)o ofo theo Acto ofo 1961o ando accordingly,otheoordersoofoevictionopassedobyotheoauthoritiesoinoaopetitiono filedobyotheogramopanchayatounderoSectiono7oofotheoActoofo1961owereoseto aside.oEvenoinotheosaidocase,otheopleaoraisedobyotheopetitionerothereinowasothato theolandohadobeenotransferredoinohisofavouroono05.11.1982oi.e.obeforeotheocut-offodate.oRelevantoportionoofotheosaidojudgmentoisoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo o "Prayeroinothisowritopetitionoisoforosettingoasideoorderodatedo

18.05.1994,o Annexureo P-5,o passedo byo theo Assistanto Collectoro Isto Grade,o Ellenabad,o wherebyo ejectmento ofo theo petitionero fromo theo landoinodisputeowasoorderedoandopenaltyoimposedoandoorderodatedo

29.08.1995,oAnnexureoP-9,opassedobyotheoCollector,oDistrictoSirsa,o dismissingotheoappealofiledobyotheopetitioner.o o Briefofactsonecessaryoforoadjudicationoofotheocaseoareothatotheo respondent-GramoPanchayatofiledoaopetitionounderoSectiono7oofotheo PunjaboVillageoCommonoLandso(Regulation)oAct,o1961o(nowoHaryanao Villageo Commono Landso (Regulation)o Act,o 1961o aso notifiedo ono

05.04.2021)o (foro shorto 'theo 1961o Act'),o seekingo ejectmento ofo theo petitionerofromotheolandoinoquestionowithotheoassertionothatoitowasotheo ownero ofo theo lando ino questiono ando thato theo petitionero waso ino unauthorizedooccupationothereof.o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-20-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o o LearnedocounseloforotheopetitionerorefersotootheoAmendmento madeoinotheo1961oAct,owherebyoclauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)o(5)oofo Sectiono2o wasoinsertedotoosubmitothatoinoanyocase,otheolandoino questionodoesonotofallowithinotheodefinitionoofoShamilatoDehoasoito waso purchasedo ono 05.11.1982o beforeo theo cut-offo dateo i.e.,o

09.07.1985.oItoisothusoprayedothatothisowritopetitionobeoallowedoando theoimpugnedoordersobeosetoaside.oo o Learnedo counselo foro theo respondent-Gramo Panchayato arguesothatotheoGramoPanchayatoisotheoowneroofotheolandoandosaleo ofothisolandobyotheocustodianodepartment,oisovoidoaboinitiooando nonestoasoitowasonototheoowneroofotheolandoinoquestion.oItoisofurthero submittedothatotheoamendmentocarriedooutoinotheo1961oActoinotheo yearo1996ocannotohaveoretrospectiveoeffect.oItoisothusoprayedothato thisopetitionobeodismissed.o o xxxoxxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o Doubtlessly,oGramopanchayatohadoassertedoitsorightooverotheo landoinoquestionoafterojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino caseo ofo Gramo Panchayato ofo Villageo Jamalpuro (supra).o Theo relevanto amendmento ino theo 1961o Act,o insertingo clauseo (iio a)o ino Sectiono2o(g)o(5)owasocarriedooutoinotheoyearo1996,oprobablyowithoao viewotoocurtailolitigation,owhichowouldohaveoarisenoonoaccountoofo cancellationoofoallotmentsoandosaleoofolandounderovariousopolicieso ofotheoState.oTheocontroversyosoughtotoobeoraisedobyolearnedocounselo forotheorespondent-GramoPanchayatotootheoextentothatotheoamendmento cannotohaveoanyoretrospectiveoeffect,oisonoolongeroresointegra.oFullo BenchoofothisoCourtoHighoCourtoinoGramoPanchayatoofovillageoKum-KalanoVs.oStateoofoPunjaboandoothers,o2010o(36)oRCRo(Civil)o747,o consideredotheosaidoargumentoandorejectedotheosame.o o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o Keepingo ino viewo theo factso ando circumstanceso aso above,o impugnedo orderso areo noto sustainable.o Saleo ofo theo lando too theo petitionerowasoadmittedlyocarriedooutovalidlyoinotermsoofotheotheno applicableorulesoforosaleoofosurplusoruraloproperties,othusothereoiso nooquestionoofotheosaidolandobeingoincludedoinotheodefinitionoofo 'ShamilatoDeh'.oTheosameohasobeenospecificallyoexcludedobyowayo ofoSectiono2o(g)o(5)o(ii-a)oofotheoAct.o o Noootheroargumentohasobeenoraised.oo o Accordingly,o impugnedo ordero datedo 18.05.1994,o Annexureo P-5,opassedobyotheoAssistantoCollectoroIstoGrade,oEllenabadoando CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-21-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o orderodatedo29.08.1995,oAnnexureoP-9,opassedobyotheoCollector,o DistrictoSirsa,oareosetoaside.o o Writopetitionoisoaccordinglyoallowed."o

18.o o Hon'bleo Divisiono Bencho ofo thiso Courto ino "Theo Gramo Panchayat,oVillageoHijarawanoKalan,oTehsiloFatehabad,oDistrictoHissaro Vs.o Dalbiro Kauro ando others",o reportedo aso 2012(2)o PLRo 700,o hado alsoo observedothatotheolandowhichowasoallottedopriorotoo09.07.1985owouldonotofallo undero theo definitiono ofo 'Shamilato Deh'.o Relevanto portiono ofo theo saido judgmentoisoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo "11.o Weodoonotofindoanyosubstanceoinotheoargumentoadvancedo byo learnedo counselo foro theo appellant.o Undisputedly,o aftero theo judgmento ofo theo Apexo Courto ino Gramo Panchayato ofo villageo Jamalpur'socaseo(supra),otheoprovisionsoofotheoActoofo1961owereo amended.oInotheodefinitionoofo`shamlatodeh'ocontainedoinoSectiono2o

(g)o(5)oofotheoActoofo1961,oclauseo(ii-a)owasoadded,oaccordingotoo whicho theo lando whicho waso allottedo byo theo Rehabilitationo Departmentoonoorobeforeotheo9thodayoofoJuly,o1985,odoesonotofallo underotheodefinitionoofo`shamlatodeh'oandotheosaidoamendmentowaso upheldobyoaoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtoinoGramoPanchayatoofo villageoKumoKalan'socaseo(supra).oTheolearnedoSingleoJudge,owhileo takingointooconsiderationotheosaidoamendmentoandotheojudgmentoofo thisoCourt,ohasorightlyosetoasideotheoorderoofotheoChiefoSettlemento Commissioner,o cancellingo theo allotmento ofo theo land,o whicho waso admittedlyomadeobeforeo9thodayoofoJuly,o1985,obecauseosucholando doesonotofallounderotheodefinitionoofo`shamlatodeh'.o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxx"oo

19.o o Fromo theo above-saido provisionso ofo lawo ando theo above-citedo judgments,othreeoprinciplesoemerge,owhichoareoasofollows:o-oo

(i)o InocaseotheolandoisoallottedotooanyopersonobyotheoRehabilitationo Departmento aftero theo commencemento ofo Acto ofo 1961o ono oro beforeo09.07.1985oandotheosameowaso'ShamilatoDeh',othen,otheo sameowouldobeonotobeoincludedoinotheodefinitionoofo'Shamilato Deh'oandowouldonotobeo'ShamilatoDeh'oland.o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-22-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o

(ii)o TheoallotmentoeffectedobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoeveno withorespectotoo''ShamilatoDeh'olandohasobeenorecognizedotoobeo valid.o

(iii)o Theo lando whicho waso vestedo ino theo panchayato ando haso beeno excludedofromo'ShamilatoDeh'obyovirtueoofosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofo Clauseo(g)oofoSectiono2owouldovestoinotheopersonotoowhomotheo landohasobeenoallottedobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoandoallo suchorights,otitleoandointerestoofotheopanchayatoinosucholandofromo theo saido dateo shallo ceaseo ando issue,o ifo any,o wouldo remaino betweenotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoandotheoDevelopmento&o PanchayatsoDepartment.o o

20.o o Inotheopresentocase,otheoDeputyoCommissionerowhileopassingotheo impugnedoorderodatedo08.06.2022ohasoreliedouponoChaptero5(1)(c)oofotheo instructiono No.2050/Reader-1-2020/9238o datedo 23.12.2020o issuedo byo theo Additionalo Chiefo Secretary/Financialo Commissioner,o Revenueo &o Disastero ManagementoDepartment.ooLearnedocounseloforotheopartiesohaveoclarifiedothato theocorrectonumberoofotheomemooisomemooNo.2050-STR-1-2020/9238odatedo

23.12.2020o(AnnexureoP-16)oandothatotheosaidomemooisoaocoveringolettero enclosingotheonotificationodatedo22.12.2020oissuedobyotheoHarynaaoRevenueo &o Disastero Managemento Department,o video which,o ino Chaptero 5o ofo theo HaryanaoRegistrationoManual,oafteroparao159,oparao159(A)ohasobeenoinsertedo andoitoisotheoClauseo1(c)oofotheosame,owhichohasobeenoreliedouponowhileo passingo theo impugnedo order.o Relevanto portiono ofo saido Chaptero 5(1)(c)o iso reproducedohereinobelow:o-oo "Ifo ao documento relatingo too transfero byo wayo ofo sale,o gift,o mortgage,oexchange,oleaseoorootherwiseoisoregisteredoofo'Shamilato deh'olandovestedoorodeemedotoohaveovestedoinotheoPanchayatoDeho undero theo Punjabo Villageo Commono Landso (Regulations)o Act,o 1961o(PunjaboActoNo.o18oofo1961)ooroinoMunicipalitiesoincludingo MunicipaloCorporationsounderotheoHaryanaoMunicipaloAct,o1973o NARESH KUMAR (HaryanaoActo24oofo1973)oandotheoHaryanaoMunicipaloCorporationo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-23-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o Act,o1994o(HaryanaoActoofo1994):oBlockoDevelopmentoPanchayato Officer,o Secretary/Executiveo Officer/Commissioner,o Municipalo Corporation/Districto Municipalo Commissionero shallo geto theo cancellationodeedoregisteredoafteroseekingoapprovaloofotheoDeputyo Commissioneroorootherosuperioroauthority.oThisoparameteroshallobeo applicableo foro 'shamilato deh'o landso illegallyo partitionedo ando alienatedoinotheopastowithoutogettingotheotitleoadjudicatedounderotheo relevantostatuteobyotheocompetentoauthority/court,oasoisoapplicable."o o Ao perusalo ofo theo sameo wouldo showo thato ino caseo theo lando ino questionoiso'ShamilatoDeh'ovestedoorodeemedotoohaveobeenovestedoinotheo PanchayatoDehounderotheoActoofo1961,othen,otheosaleodeedoexecutedowouldobeo liableotoobeocancelled.oItonecessarilyofollowsothatoinocaseotheolandoisoexcludedo fromotheodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'oorothatoitoisonotoincludedoino'Shamilato Deh',o then,o theo notification/instructions,o whicho haveo beeno invokedo ino theo presento case,o wouldo noto applyo ando theo impugnedo ordero aso wello aso theo cancellationodeedowouldobeoliableotoobeosetoasideoandothus,otheofirstoquestiono isoansweredoinofavouroofotheopetitioneroandoagainstotheorespondentsoinotheo followingomanner:o-o o Theosaleodeedodatedo06.05.2022owouldonotobeoliableotoobeo cancelledoasoperotheonotificationodatedo22.12.2020o(P-16)oinocase,otheocaseo ofotheopetitionerofallsounderosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofo theoActoofo1961.oo o

21.o o Itowouldobeorelevantotoonoteothatoasofaroasotheopresentoissueoiso concerned,o thereo iso noo seriouso contesto byo theo respondentso too theo saido propositionoofolawoandotheosaidoquestionohasobeenoculledooutoandoansweredo onlyoforotheopurposeoofoproperoadjudicationoofotheopresentocase.o

22.o o Questiono2o-oWhetheroinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheo presentocase,otheocaseoofotheopetitionerofallsounderoclauseo(ii-a)oofoSectiono 2(g)oofotheoActoofo1961ooronot?oNARESH KUMAR CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-24-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o

23.o o Theo o caseo ofo theo petitionero too theo effecto thato theo lando waso auctionedo ando allottedo ino favouro ofo theo predecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitioneroi.e.,oBhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainoinotheoyearo1964oandoisoprioro too theo cut-offo dateo i.e.,o 09.07.1985,o iso noto disputedo byo theo Stateo ando theo avermentsomadeoinotheowrittenostatementowouldoinofactosupportotheocaseoofo theopetitioneroandoitoisotheolearnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayatowhoohaso raisedotheoargumentothatotheosaidotransferowasoonlyowithorespectotoopossessoryo rightsoandonotoownershiporightsoandothus,otheosaidoquestionoisobeingoaddressedo inodetail.oTheodocumentsoonorecordowhichowillobeodetailedohereinafteroando evenotheopleadings,owouldoclearlyoshowothatotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroiso coveredobyosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoClauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheoActoofo1961o andotheogramopanchayatowhooisonotoevenoprivyotootheotransactionsoinoquestiono hasoraisedotheosaidopleaoapparentlyoonlyotoodenyotheorightfuloclaimoofotheo petitioner.oTheodetailsoofodocumentsoalongwithochronologicalolistoofodateso andoeventsoisoenumeratedohereinobelow:-oo Sr.o Dateso Detailsoofodocumentso No.o 1o 07.09.1964o (P-25)o (ato Noticeo (Formo No.S-XII)o issuedo byo Naibo Tehsildaro pageo 6o ofo CM-9416-regardingoauctionotoobeoheldoono28.10.1964o CWP-2023o 2o 28.10.1964o (P-26)o (ato (BidoSheeto645)o pageo 7o ofo CM-9416-ooooooooAoperusaloofotheosameowouldoshowothatoBhagwano CWP-2023o DassoandoLaxmioNarainohadogivenoaobidoofoRs.700/-oforo aopartoofotheolandoinoquestionoandowereodeclaredoasotheo highestobidders.oo 3o 28.10.1964o (P-27)o (ato (BidoSheeto497)o pageo 8o ofo CM-9416-oooooooooAoperusaloofotheosameowouldoshowothatoBhagwano CWP-2023oo DassoandoLaxmioNarainohadomadeoaobidoofoRs.2000/-o forotheoremainingopartoofotheolandoinoquestionoandowereo theohighestobidder.o 4o 28.10.1964o (P-4)o (ato (Memorandumo ofo Offero (Formo No.XXI-S)o byo pageo38)o BhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainowherebyotheobido ofoRs.2000/-owasooffered.oo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-25-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o ScheduleoofoProperty:oLotoNo.1o AcceptedobyoTehsildaro(Sales),oGurgaon)o ooooooooAoperusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothato aso pero conditiono No.1o ito haso beeno specificallyo mentionedothatotheoGovernmentowillobeoresponsibleoforo anyodefectoinotheotitleoandotheosameoshallonotoannulotheo saleoandotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionero haveo beeno addressedo aso purchaser.o Theo predecessorso hadoalsooundertakenotoopayoallorates,ocesses,otaxes,ofees,o bettermentochargesoandolandorevenueoetc,oforotheosaidoo propertyo ino questiono ando theo saido offero hado beeno acceptedobyotheoTehsildaro(Sales)oGurgoanoandofromoao readingoofotheowholeodocument,oitooisoapparentothatotheo sameoisosaleoofoownershiporightsoandothereoisonothingo indicatingothatoitowasoaosaleoofoonlyopossessoryorights.oo 5o 28.10.1964o (P-6)o (ato (Memorandumo ofo Offero (Formo No.XXI-S)o byo pageo41)oo BhagwanoDassoandoLaxmioNarainowherebyotheobido ofoRs.700/-owasooffered.oo ScheduleoofoProperty:oLotoNo.2o AcceptedobyoTehsildaro(Sales),oGurgaon)o oooooooooooAoperusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothato aso pero conditiono No.1o ito haso beeno specificallyo mentionedothatotheoGovernmentowillobeoresponsibleoforo anyodefectoinotheotitleoandotheosameoshallonotoannulotheo saleoandotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionero haveo beeno addressedo aso purchaser.o Theo predecessorso hadoalsooundertakenotoopayoallorates,ocesses,otaxes,ofees,o bettermentochargesoandolandorevenueoetc,oforotheosaidoo propertyo ino questiono ando theo saido offero hado beeno acceptedobyotheoTehsildaro(Sales)oGurgoanoandofromoao readingoofotheowholeodocument,oitooisoapparentothatotheo sameoisosaleoofoownershiporightsoandothereoisonothingo indicatingothatoitowasoaosaleoofoonlyopossessoryorights.o 6o 13.11.1964o (P-5)o (ato Saleo Certificateo (Formo No.XIV-S)o issuedo byo pageo40)o Departmento ofo Rehabilitationo confirmingo saleo ino favouroofopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroo oooooooooooAoperusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothato theopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionerohaveobeeno addressedoasobonaofideopurchasersoofotheopropertyoino questionoatoaosaleobyopublicoauctionoheldoono28.10.1964o ando theo sameo clearlyo indicateso thato ito iso ao saleo ofoNARESH KUMAR CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-26-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o ownershiporightsoandothereoisonothingotoosuggestothato theosaleowasoonlyoregardingopossessoryorights.oo 7o 13.11.1964o (P-7)o (ato (Saleo Certificateo (Formo No.XIV-S)o issuedo byo pageo43)o Departmento ofo Rehabilitationo confirmingo saleo ino favouroofopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioner)oo oooooooooooAoperusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothato theopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitionerohaveobeeno addressedoasobonaofideopurchasersoofotheopropertyoino questionoatoaosaleobyopublicoauctionoheldoono28.10.1964o ando theo sameo clearlyo indicateso thato ito iso ao saleo ofo ownershiporightsoandothereoisonothingotoosuggestothato theosaleowasoonlyoregardingopossessoryorights.oo 8o 24.11.1964o (P-28)o (ato (WarrantoofoPossession)o pageo 9o ofo CM-9416-ooooooooooWarranto ofo Possessiono issuedo ino favouro ofo theo CWP-2023)o predecessor-in-interestoofotheopetitionerodulyosignedobyo Santramo(memberoofoPanchayat),ovillageoGhamrojoando twooLambardarsoi.e.oDalipoSinghoandoHarepoSinghoando theo saido facto clearlyo showso thato theo panchayato hado knowledgeo ofo theo saido auction/allotment.o Ao furthero perusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothatoitohaso beenospecificallyomentionedothatotheopartoofotheolandoino questiono haso beeno allottedo too theo predecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioner.ooo 9o 24.11.1964o (P-29)o (ato (WarrantoofoPossession)o pageo 10o ofo CM-9416-ooooooooooWarranto ofo Possessiono issuedo ino favouro ofo theo CWP-2023)o predecessor-in-interestoofotheopetitionerodulyosignedobyo Santramo(memberoofoPanchayat),ovillageoGhamrojoando twooLambardarsoi.e.oDalipoSinghoandoHarepoSinghoando theo saido facto clearlyo showso thato theo panchayato hado knowledgeo ofo theo saido auction/allotment.o Ao furthero perusaloofotheosaidodocumentowouldoshowothatoitohaso beenospecificallyomentionedothatotheoremainingopartoofo theo lando ino questiono haso beeno allottedo too theo predecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioner.o 10o 09.06.1965o (P-23)o (ato (MutationoNo.1560osanctioned)o pageo 4o ofo CM-9416-oooooooooAoperusaloofotheosameowouldoshowothatoinocolumno CWP-2023)o No.13,oaospecificoreferenceohasobeenomadeowithorespecto toosaleothroughoauctionoasoperotheoorderoofotheoTehsildaro withorespectotoopartoofotheolandoinoquestion.oo 11o 09.06.1965o (P-24)o (ato (MutationoNo.1562osanctioned)o NARESH KUMAR pageo 5o ofo CM-9416-ooooooooAoperusaloofotheosameowouldoshowothatoinocolumno CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-27-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o CWP-2023)o No.13,oaospecificoreferenceohasobeenomadeowithorespecto toosaleothroughoauctionoasoperotheoorderoofotheoTehsildaro withorespectotooremainingopartoofotheolandoinoquestion.oo 12o 21.08.1985o (P-8)o (ato (Saleodeed)o pageo44)o oooooooRegisteredosaleodeedoexecutedobyoBhagwanoDasso andolegalorepresentativeoofoLaxmioNarainoinofavouroofo M/so Shrikanto Chemicalo Industrieso Pvt.o Ltd.o Ito haso specificallyobeenostatedoinotheosaidosaleodeedothatotheo executantso ofo theo saleo areo ownerso ofo theo lando ino questionoandotheosameohasobeenogivenoonoleaseotoooneo SurjitoSinghoKaushal.oItowasofurtheromentionedothatotheo purchaserohasobeenomadeo"theoowner"oofotheoproperty.ooo 13o 10.11.1986o (P-9)o (ato (Registeredodeed)o pageo46)o ooooooooRegisteredodeedoexecutedobyoSurjitoSinghoKaushalo transferringohisoleaseholdorightsoinofavouroofotheoownero M/soShrioKantoChemicaloIndustriesoLtd.ooo 14o 07.05.1991o (P-10o &o P- (2oSaleoDeeds)o 11)o(atopageso48o&o51)o oooooooTwoo registeredo saleo deedso executedo byo M/so ShrikantoChemicaloIndustriesoPvt.oLtd.oinofavouroofotheo petitioneroforoaovaluableoconsideration,oinowhich,oitohaso beeno specificallyo mentionedo thato theo vendoro iso theo owneroofotheopropertyoinoquestion.oTheosaidosaleodeedso haveonotobeenochallengedotillodate.ooo 15o 27.03.2017o (P-12)o (ato (TransferoDeed)o pageo54)o oooooooRegisteredotransferodeedoexecutedobyopetitioneroino favouroofohisowifeoinowhichoitohasobeenomentionedothato theopetitioneroisotheoowneroinopossessionoofotheolandoino question.o 16o 25.03.2019o (P-13)o (ato (TransferoDeed)o pageo59)o ooooooooRegisteredotransferodeedoexecutedobyowifeoofotheo petitionero ino favouro ofo theo petitionero transferringo theo propertyobackotootheopetitioneroandoinotheosameoitohaso beenospecificallyostatedothatotheopetitionerowillobeotheo exclusiveoandoabsoluteoowneroofotheolandoinoquestion.o Theosaidodocumentohasoalsooneverobeenochallenged.oo 17o 06.05.2022o (P-1)o (ato (SaleoDeed)o pageo27)o oooooooTheosaleodeedoexecutedobyotheopetitioneroinofavouro ofo respondento No.4o foro ao saleo considerationo ofo Rs.15,77,94,250/-.oAoperusaloofotheosameowouldoshowo thatotheostampodutyoofoRs.1,10,48,000/-ohasoalsoobeeno NARESH KUMAR paidotootheoState.oItoisospecificallyostatedothatotheovendoro CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-28-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o isotheoabsoluteoowneroofotheopropertyoinoquestionoandoao referenceohasobeenomadeotootheovariousochequesoissuedo forotheopaymentoofosaleoconsideration.oo 18o 27.05.2022o (P-14)o (ato (Notice)o pageo64)o ooooooooNoticeoissuedobyotheoSuboRegistrar,oSohnaowitho respecto too theo cancellationo ofo theo saleo deedo datedo

06.05.2022o ono theo groundo thato factso haveo beeno concealedobyotheoparties,oinasmuchoas,oinotheocolumnoofo ownershiponameoofoGramoPanchayatowasomentioned.o Noopleaohasobeenoraisedoinotheoshowocauseonoticeotootheo effecto thato theo auctiono saleo ino favouro ofo theo predecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitionero waso witho respectotoopossessoryorights.oo 18(a)o o ooooooooInoparao12oofotheowritopetition,oitoisotheocaseoofotheo petitionero thato noo noticeo waso evero servedo upono theo petitioneroalthoughoheowasotheovendoroinotheosaleodeed.o Theo saido aspecto haso noto beeno deniedo ino theo correspondingoparaoofotheosaidowrittenostatementoando theosameoisostatedotoobeomatterooforecord.o 19o 03.06.2022o (P-15)o (ato Detailedo replyo filedo byo respondento No.4o too theo pageo65)o above-mentionedoshowocauseonotice.o oooooooooInotheosaidoreply,oitohadobeenostatedothatoitohaso beenowronglyostatedoinotheonoticeothatotheolandobelongso tootheogramopanchayat.oTheodetailsoofoallotheosaleodeedso wereomentionedoinotheosaidoreply.oAoreferenceohadoalsoo beenomadeotooSectiono110oofotheoEvidenceoAct,oonotheo aspectoofoburdenoofoproofoasotooownership.oo 20o 08.06.2022o (P-2)o (ato (Impugnedoorder)oo pageo34)o ooooooooTheo impugnedo ordero haso beeno passedo byo theo Deputyo Commissionero grantingo permissiono foro theo cancellationoofosaleodeedodatedo06.05.2022obyorelyingo upono Clauseo 5(1)(c)o ofo theo instructionso No.o 2050-Reader-1-2020/9238odatedo23.12.2020o(P-16).oo 21o 09.06.2022o (P-3)o (ato (ImpugnedoCancellationoDeed)o pageo35)o oooooooTheocancellationodeedohasobeenoexecutedoandotheo lando haso beeno vestedo witho theo Panchayato ofo villageo GhamrojoTehsiloSohnaoDistrictoGurgaonoinspiteoofotheo factothatotheoearlierosaleodeedsoareostilloinoexistence.oTheo saido cancellationo deedo waso neithero signedo byo theo petitionero noro respondento No.4o o ando theo sameo waso NARESH KUMAR executedobyoinvokingotheoprovisionsoofoChaptero5(1)(c)o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-29-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o ofotheoHaryanaoRegistrationoManualoparao159(A)owhicho wasoaddedovideoletterodatedoNo.2050-STR-1-2020/9238o datedo23.12.2020.oItowasorecordedothatotheolandoasopero theojamabandiowasofoundotoobeopanchyatodeholandoando itowasonoowhereoobservedothatotheotransferoinofavouroofo theo predecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitionero oro ino favouroofotheopetitioneroororespondentoNo.4owasoonlyo quaopossessoryorights.oo 21(a)o o oooooooooAggrievedo againsto theo saido ordero datedo

08.06.2022o ando cancellationo deedo datedo 09.06.2022,o theopresentowritopetitionohasobeenofiled.o 22o 07.12.2022ooo (Stayoorder)o ooooooooNoticeo ofo motiono waso issuedo byo ao Co-ordinateo Bencho ofo thiso Courto ando operationo ofo theo impugnedo ordero&otheocancellationodeedo(AnnexuresoP-2o&oP-3)o waso orderedo too beo stayed.o Theo saido interimo ordero iso continuingotillodate.oo o o

24.o o Theoabove-saidodocumentsoclearlyoshowothatoownershiporightso haveobeenotransferred,ofirstoinofavouroofotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheo petitioneroandosubsequentlyoinofavouroofotheopetitioneroasowelloasorespondento No.4.oTheosaidofactofurtherostandsofortifiedofromotheopleadingsoofotheoparties,o moreoso,otheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheoState.oParagraphsoNo.6oando7oofo theo preliminaryo objectionso ofo theo writteno statemento filedo ono behalfo ofo respondentsoNo.1otoo3/Stateoareoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo o "6.o Thato theo basico versiono ofo theo petitionero ino theo presento petitionoisothatotheodisputedolandowasopurchasedounderoauctionofromo theo Departmento ofo Rehabilitationo ono 12.11.1964o ando theo entireo considerationoamountowasoalsoopaidoandotheodocumentsoofotransfero ofotitleowereoexecutedobyoTehsildaro(Sales)oasoagentoofotheoStateo Govt.oinofavouroofoBhagwanoDas-LaxmioNarayan.oItoisofurtherotheo caseo ofo theo petitionero thato Mutationo entryo No.o 1562o datedo

09.06.1965owasosanctionedoinotheirofavouroandotheironamesowereo enteredoinoJamabandio1965-66.oTheotransferowasoalsoorecordedoino Intkalo Registero video Entryo No.415/395.o Theo Jamabandio foro theo authenticity of this yearso1970-71,o1980-81oalsoorecordsotheironames.oTheolandowaso CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-30-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o subsequentlyotransferredoandotheonamesoofotheotransferees/ownerso lastlyoMr.oVivekKhushlaniowereorecordedoinoJamabandioforotheoyearo 1995-1996o tillo 2020-2021.o Theo lando waso transferredo byo theo petitionerobyowayoofoRegisteredoSaleoDeedobearingoNo.1154odatedo

06.05.2022oinofavouroofoM/s.oSignatureoGlobaloBusinessoParkoPvt.o Ltd.o

7.o oThato theo documentso reliedo upono ando filedo byo theo petitionero areo verifiedo ando foundo too beo correct.o That,o however,o afteroreceivingotheoletterofromotheoBDPOoSohnaovideoSr.oNo.o1748o datedo03.06.2022obyodisputingotheotitleoofotheolandoinoquestion,otheo actoofocancellationoofosaleodeedoisolegaloandodoesonotosufferofromo anyoinfirmity."o o Aoperusaloofotheoabove-reproducedoparagraphsoofotheowritteno statemento wouldo showo thato theo caseo ofotheo petitionero witho respectotootheo disputedolandohavingobeenopurchasedoinoanoauctionofromotheoDepartmentoofo Rehabilitationoandotheoentireoconsiderationohavingobeenopaidoandoalsootheo documentsoofotitleohavingobeenoexecutedobyotheotehsildaroandotheomutationo entriesohavingo beenoenteredo andofurtheroregistrationo ofo saleodeedsohavingo beenoexecutedohasobeenonoticedoandoitohasospecificallyobeenorecordedothatotheo documentsoreliedouponoandofiledobyotheopetitionerohaveodulyobeenoverifiedo andofoundotoobeocorrect.oTheoreasonoforocancellationoisostatedotoobeoletteroofo theoBDPOodatedo03.06.2022,oaoreferenceoofowhichohasobeenomadeoinotheo cancellationodeedo(AnnexureoP-3),oinowhich,oitoisoapparentlyomentionedothato theolandoisopanchayatodeholandobyoplacingorelianceoonotheoownershipocolumno ofotheojamabandi.oOnceotheodocumentsoofotitleoclearlyoestablishothatotheolando inoquestionohasobeenoauctioned/allottedobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentoino favouroofotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioner,othen,omerelyoonotheo basisoofoentriesoinotheojamabandi,otheoregisteredosaleodeeds/documentsocannoto beonullified.oItoisoaomatteroofosettledolawothatotheopresumptionoattachedotootheo entriesoinotheojamabandiesoisorebuttableoandoonceotheopetitionerohasoprovedoNARESH KUMAR CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-31-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o theodocumentsoofotitle,othen,otheosaidopresumptionostandsorebutted.oItoisoalsoo relevantotoo noteothato theo possessiono ofo theopredecessors-in-interestoofotheo petitioneroasowelloasoofotheopetitioneroandorespondentoNo.4ohasobeenodulyo reflectedoinotheosaidojamabandies.oo

25.o o Ino paragraphso No.4o ando 5o ofo theo writo petition,o ito haso beeno specificallyostatedothatotheolandoinoquestionowasoownedobyoBhagwanoDasso ando Laxmio Naraino ando theo sameo waso purchasedo byo themo fromo theo DepartmentoofoRehabilitationoinoanoauctionoandothatotheosaleocertificatesowereo issued.oInotheocorrespondingoparagraphsoinotheowrittenostatementofiledobyotheo State,oitohasobeenostatedothatotheodisputedolandoisoownedobyotheoselleroi.e.o petitioneroandotheoauctionoorotheoownershipoofotheopredecessors-in-interestoofo theo petitionero i.e.,o Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Naraino haso alsoo noto beeno specificallyo denied.o Paragraphso No.4o ando 5o ofo theo writo petitiono ando theo correspondingo paraso No.4o ando 5o ofo theo writteno statemento areo reproducedo hereinobelow:o-oo "ParasoNo.4oando5oofotheowritopetitionoareoasounder:-o

4.o Thato theo lando ino questiono waso initiallyo ownedo byo Shrio BhagwanoDassoandoShrioLaxmioNarainosonsoofoShrioJhanduoRam,o botho residentso ofo Villageo Ghomrajo Tehsilo Sohna,o Districto Gurugram,owhoohadopurchasedotheolandoinoquestion,obeingotheolando comprisedoinoKhewat/KhatonioNo.643/627,oRec.oNo.36,oKillaoNo.o 11(4-0),o12/1o(0-6),o12/2o(0-12),o18o(0-19),o19o(7-15),o20o(8-0),o22/1o (6-9),o23o(4-13),o27o(0-14),ototalofieldonineomeasuringo33oKanalo8o Marlao situatedo ato Villageo Ghamroj,o Sub-Tehsilo Sohna,o Districto Gurugram,o Haryana,o fromo theo Departmento ofo Rehabilitationo ono

12.11.1964.o

5.o o Thato Sh.o Bhagwano Dasso ando Sh.o Laxmio Narayano purchasedo theo above-describedo propertyo undero auctiono fromo Departmento ofo Rehabilitationo Punjab.o Theo propertyo waso puto ono auctiono byo theo Departmento ono whicho Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Narayano submittedo hiso memorandumo ofo offero too purchaseo theo NARESH KUMAR propertyoforoRs.2,000/-.oAocopyoofomemorandumoofoofferoisoannexedo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-32-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o herewitho aso Annexureo P-4.o Theo auctiono waso conductedo ono

28.10.1964o wheno Bhagwano Dasso waso declaredo aso theo highesto bidder.oThereafter,ofinallyoono13.11.1964oaocertificateowasoissuedo confirmingotheosaleoinofavouroofoBhagwanoDass.oAocopyoofoformo No.16-So issuedo byo Tehsilo (sales)o iso attachedo aso Annexureo P-5.o Similarodocumentsowereoissuedowithoregardotootheopurchaseoofoothero parto ofo propertyo byo Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Narayano areo attachedoasoAnnexureoP-6oandoAnnexureoP-7.o ParasoNo.4oando5oofotheowrittenostatementoareoasounder:-o

4.o ThatoParaono.4oofotheo civilowritopetitionoiso wrongoando denied.oThatotheodisputedolandoisoownedobyotheoselleroasoperotheo revenueo recordo buto wheno theo disputeo waso raisedo byo theo BDPOo Sohnaovideoaboveosaidoletterothenotitledowouldobeodecidedobyotheo collectoro ino theo appropriateo proceedingo aso pero theo verdicto ofo Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaoandotillotheodecision,onoovalidosaleo deedocanobeoregisteredoasoperolaw.o

5.o Thatotheodetailedoreplyoofothisoparaono.5oofotheocivilowrito petitiono haso alreadyo beeno giveno ino aboveo para.o Resto ofo parao iso informatory,ohenceoneedsonooreply."o o o o

26.o o Theoavermentsowithorespectotootheosaleodeedodatedo21.08.1985o haveobeenomadeoinoparaoNo.7oofotheowritopetitionoandowithorespectotootheosaleo deedodatedo07.05.1991ohaveobeenomadeoinoparaoNo.8oandowithorespectotootheo registeredotransferodeedsohaveobeenomadeoinoparasoNo.9oando10oandofurthero referenceotootheoregisteredosaleodeedsodatedo06.05.2022ohasobeenomadeoino paraoNo.11oofotheowritopetitionoandoinoreplyotootheosaidoparagraphsoinotheo writtenostatement,ofromoparasoNo.7otoo11o(atopageo92oofotheopaperbook)oitohaso beenostatedothatotheosameoareomatterooforecordoandoneedonooreply.ooThus,ofromo theofactsoandocircumstances,oitoisoprovedobeyondodoubtothatotheoRehabilitationo Department,o hado allottedo theo lando video publico auctiono ino favouro ofo theo predecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitionero i.e.,o Bhagwano Dasso ando Laxmio Narainoandohadotransferredoownershiporightsotoothem,oregardingowhichosaleo certificatesowereoalsooissuedoono13.11.1964o(AnnexuresoP-5o&oP-7)oandotheo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-33-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o possessionowasoalsoodulyohandedooverotoothemoinotheopresenceoofomemberoofo panchayat,ovideowarrantoofopossessionodatedo24.11.1964o(AnnexuresoP-28o&o P-29)o ando thus,o theo saido transfero waso coveredo undero sub-clauseo (ii-a)o ofo Clauseo(g)oofoSectiono2oofotheoActoofo1961oandotheolandoinoquestionowasothus,o noto 'Shamilato Deh"o ando therefore,o theo authoritieso couldo noto haveo by,o invokingoChaptero5(1)(c)oofotheoHaryanaoRegistrationoManualoparao159(A),o cancelledotheosaleodeedooroexecutedotheocancellationodeed.oo

27.o o Theosecondoquestionoisothusoansweredoinotheofollowingoterms:o-oo Theo caseo ofo theo petitionero fallso undero sub-clauseo (ii-a)o ofo Sectiono2(g)oofotheoActoofo1961oandothus,otheolandoino9uestionoisonoto includedoinotheodefinitionoofo'ShamilatoDeh'.oo

28.o o Thereoareoseveralootheropointsoinofavouroofotheopetitioner,owhicho alsoofurtherotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroandotheosameoareobeingodetailedohereino below:o-o

(i)o Inoparao12oofotheowritopetition,oitohasobeenospecificallyostatedo thatonoonoticeowithorespectotootheocancellationoofosaleowasoevero servedo upono theo petitionero althougho theo petitionero waso theo vendoroino theo saido sale.o Inotheo correspondingo parao12oofotheo writtenostatement,otheosaidofactohasonotobeenodeniedoandoitohaso notobeenoaverredothatoanyonoticeowasoservedouponotheopetitioner.o Sinceotheorightoofotheopetitioner,owhooisotheovendorowasobeingo seriouslyoprejudiced,oitowasoincumbentouponotheoauthoritiesotoo haveoservedotheonoticeoofocancellationouponotheopetitionerobeforeo passingo theo impugnedo order.o Theo saido acto ofo theo respondento authoritiesoisoinoviolationoofotheoprinciplesoofonaturalojusticeoando thus,o theo impugnedo ordero aso wello aso theo cancellationo deedo 2023.06.01 17:54 deserveotoobeosetoasideoonotheosaidogroundoalone.o CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-34-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o

(ii)o Ino case,o noticeo hado beeno servedo upono theo petitionero ando adequateotimeohadobeenograntedotootheopetitionerotooputoforthohiso case,othen,otheopetitionerocouldohaveoproducedoallotheodocumentso ofotitleowhichohaveobeenoproducedoonorecordobeforeothisoCourto andohaveobeenofoundotoobeocorrectoafteroverificationobyotheoStateo ando theo sameo couldo haveo savedo theo unnecessaryo harassmento causedotootheopetitioner.oTheocancellationoofotheosaleodeedoando vestingoofotheopropertyowithotheogramopanchayatocausesoseriouso prejudiceo too theo rightso ofo theo petitionero includingo anyo subsequentoactionotoobeotakenobyotheopurchaserofororecoveryoofo moneyo ando thus,o ito waso imperativeo too issueo noticeo too theo petitioner.oo

(iii)o Aso pero theo cancellationo deedo datedo 09.06.2022,o theo lando ino questiono haso beeno vestedo ino theo gramo panchayato ofo villageo Ghamroj.o Ito iso noto ino disputeo thato thereo wereo fiveo registeredo documentso whicho were,o theosaleo deedo datedo 21.08.1985,o twoo saleo deedso datedo 07.05.1991,o twoo transfero deedso datedo

27.03.2017oando25.03.2019oexecutedopriorotootheoregisteredosaleo deedo datedo 06.05.2022.o Eveno ino caseo theo saleo deedo datedo

06.05.2022owasotoobeoexcluded/cancelled,othenoalso,owithoutotheo earliero registeredo documentso havingo beeno cancelled/seto aside,o theopropertyocouldonotohaveobeenotransferredoinofavouroofotheo gramopanchayat.oMoreover,otheosaidoregisteredodocumentsohado beenobroughtotootheonoticeoofotheoauthoritiesoinotheoreplyofiledobyo respondentoNo.4.o

(iv)o Theoauctionowasoheldoono28.10.1964oandotheosaleocertificateso 2023.06.01 17:54 wereoissuedoono13.11.1964oandowarrantoofopossessionowasoalsoo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-35-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o issuedoono24.11.1964oandotheomutationoregardingotheosameowaso sanctionedoinotheoyearo1965.oAdmittedly,otheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroasowelloasotheopetitionerohaveobeenoino possessionoofotheolandoforoseveralodecades.oNeitherotheoauctiono carriedooutobyotheoRehabilitationoDepartmentonorotheoregisteredo saleo deedso executedo haveo beeno challengedo byo theo gramo panchayatooroanyootheroauthority.oNooclaimohasobeenoraisedobyo theogramopanchayatopriorotootheopassingoofotheoimpugnedoordero evenowithorespectotootheopossessionoofotheoland.oo

(v)o Theoimpugnedoorderoandotheocancellationodeedoisocrypticoando non-speaking,o inasmucho as,o ino theo replyo filedo byo respondento No.4,oseveralofactsoincludingotheofactothatotheogramopanchayato wasonototheoowneroofotheolandoandothatothereowereoregisteredosaleo deedso executedo witho respecto too theo lando ino questiono wereo mentionedoandorelianceohadoalsoobeenoplacedouponoSectiono110o ofotheoEvidenceoAct,obutononeoofotheosaidoaspectsohaveobeeno takenointooconsiderationowhileopassingotheoimpugnedoorderooro whileo executingo theo cancellationo deed.o Sectiono 110o ofo theo EvidenceoActoisoreproducedohereinobelow:-o "Sectiono110oofoEvidenceoAct,o Burdenoofoproofoasotoo ownership—Whenotheoquestionoisowhetheroanyopersonoisoownero ofoanythingoofowhichoheoisoshownotoobeoinopossession,otheoburdeno ofoprovingothatoheoisonototheoowneroisoonotheopersonowhooaffirmso thatoheoisonototheoowner"o Itoisotheoadmittedocaseoofotheopartiesoincluding,otheogramo panchayatothatotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroando theopetitionerohaveobeenoinopossessionoofotheolandoandothus,otheo burdenoofoproofothatotheopetitioneroisonototheoowneroofotheolando CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-36-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o inoquestionoisoonotheopersonowhooaffirmsothatotheyowereonototheo owners.o Theo documentsoofotitleo aso haveobeenodetailedo inotheo chronologicalo charto hereino aboveo clearlyo showo thato theo predecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroandotheopetitioneroaso welloasorespondentoNo.4oareotheoownersoofotheoproperty.oo

(vi)o Aoperusaloofotheocancellationodeedowouldoshowothatoneitherotheo petitionero noro respondento No.4o wereo partyo too theo sameo eveno though,oitoisotheopetitioneroandorespondentoNo.4obetweenowhomo theosaleo deedo hadobeeno executed.o Evenotheostampo feeo too theo extento ofo Rs.1,10,48,000/-,o whicho waso depositedo byo theo petitioneroandorespondentoNo.4oatotheotimeooforegistrationoofosaleo deedodatedo06.05.2022,ohasonotobeenoreturned.oo

29.o o Beforeopartingowithotheopresentoorder,oinoorderotoobeofairotootheo learnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayat,othisoCourtowouldolikeotoodealowitho theoargumentsoandojudgmentoreferredotoobyolearnedocounseloinosupportoofohiso arguments.oo

30.o o Theo primaryo argumento ofo theo learnedo counselo foro theo applicant/gramopanchayatoisothatoinotheopresentocaseoonlyopossessoryorightso haveo beeno giveno too theo predecessors-in-interesto ofo theo petitionero ando ino supporto ofo hiso arguments,o relianceo waso placedo upono theo judgmento ino BishamberoDayal'socaseo(supra),otoocontendothatoaosaleodeedocouldoalsoobeo executedoforotransferringoonlyopossessoryorights.oItohadobeenosubmittedobyo learnedocounseloforogramopanchayatothatotheofactsoasowelloasotheolawolaido downoinotheosaidocaseoareoapplicableotootheopresentocase.oThisoCourtohaso consideredo theo saido argumento ofo learnedo counselo foro theo applicant/gramo panchayatoandotheosameohasobeenofoundotoobeodevoidoofomerits.oAoperusaloofo 2023.06.01 17:54 theosaidojudgmentowouldoshowothatoinotheosaidocaseotheorecitalsoinotheosaleo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-37-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o deedoitselfoshowedothatotheosaleodeedohadobeenoexecutedoonotheobasisoofoentryo inotheocolumnoofopossessionoandothatonooevidenceowasoproducedotooestablisho thatotheosellersothereinowereoco-ownersoinotheojointokhewat.ooInotheopresento case,otheodocumentsowithorespectotooauction/allotmentobyotheoRehabilitationo Departmentoandoregisteredosaleodeedsoclearlyoshowothatoitoisotheoownershipo rights,owhichohaveobeenotransferredoandotheosaidodocumentsoofotitleowhicho haveobeenoproducedobeforeothisoCourt,ohaveonotobeenodeniedobyotheoStateoando thus,otheofactsoofotheocaseoofotheoabove-saidojudgmentoareonotoapplicableotoo theofactsoofotheopresentocase.oItowouldobeoalsoorelevantotoonoteothatoSLPo bearingoSLPoNo.22469oofo2019ohasobeenofiledoagainstotheosaidojudgmentoando theo sameo iso pending.o Moreover,o onceo theo documentso ofo titleo haveo beeno producedoandotheosameoareostatedotoobeocorrectobyotheoStateoinoitsoreply,othen,o theoentryoinotheojamabandiesowouldostandorebutted.oEvenoaoperusaloofotheo jamabandieso reliedo upono byo theo learnedo counselo foro theo gramo panchayato wouldo showo thato ino theo cultivationo column,o possessiono waso changingo ino accordanceowithotheoallotment/sales.oTheochartoreproducedoinoparao3oofoCM-8159-CWP-2023ofiledobyoapplicant/gramopanchayatowouldoshowothatowitho respecto too theo jamabandio foro theo yearo 1965-66o whicho iso immediatelyo subsequentotootheoyearoinowhichoauctionotookoplaceoi.e.,o1964oasowelloasoinotheo jamabandieso foro theo yearso 1970-71,o 1975-76,o 1980-81,o 1985-86,o theo ownershipoentryohasonotobeenoproducedoandotheosaidocolumnoofoownershipoino theochartohasobeenoleftoblank.oAtoanyorate,osinceotheooriginalodocumentsoofo titleohaveobeenoproduced,othus,otheopresumption,oifoany,ostandsorebutted.oTheo pleaoofotheolearnedocounseloforotheogramopanchayatotootheoeffectothatoonlyo possessoryorightsohaveobeenogiven,odeservesotoobeorejectedoalsooonotheogroundo thatotheogramopanchayatowasonotoaopartyotootheoauctionoproceedingsoandotheo 2023.06.01 17:54 Stateoneitheroinoitsoreplyonoroinoitsoargumentsohasostatedothatotheosaidoaspectoiso CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-38-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o theoreasonoforotheoissuanceoofoshowocauseonoticeooroforocancellationoofosaleo deedooroforopassingoofotheoimpugnedoorder.oLearnedocounseloforotheogramo panchayatohasothusotriedotooraiseoaoplea,owhichoisobeyondotheoreasonogivenobyo theo authoritieso whileo passingotheo impugnedoordero ando cancellingotheo saleo deed.oMoreover,oinspiteoofotheosaidodocumentsoofotitleobeingoinoexistenceoforo theolasto55oyearsoandotheopredecessors-in-interestoofotheopetitioneroandotheo petitionero beingo ino possessiono ofo theo lando foro severalo decades,o theo gramo panchayatohasoneitherochallengedotheoauctiononoroanyoofotheosaleodeedsonoro hasoclaimedoanyorightoofopossessionopriorotootheopassingoofoimpugnedoordero andocancellationodeed.oo

31.o o Sinceotheodocumentsoofotitleoannexedowithotheopresentopetitiono haveobeenoadmittedobyotheoStateoinoitsoreplyoandotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroiso squarelyocoveredounderosub-clauseo(ii-a)oofoSectiono2(g)oofotheoActoofo1961,o thus,othisoCourtoisoofotheoopinionothatothereoareonoodisputedoquestionsoofofactso soo aso too dissuadeo thiso Courto fromo allowingo theo presento writo petition.o Moreover,otheoimpugnedoorderohasobeenopassedoinoviolationoofotheoprincipleso ofonaturalojustice,oinasmuchoas,onooshowocauseonoticeohasobeenoissuedotootheo petitioneroandoalsooinopurportedoexerciseoofoChaptero5(1)(c)oofotheoHaryanao RegistrationoManualo159(A)oandoonce,othisoCourtohasocomeotootheoconclusiono thatotheosaidopowersohaveobeenowronglyoinvokedoandotheorightotoopropertyoofo theopetitioneroandorespondentoNo.4oasoenshrinedounderoArticleo300-Aoofotheo ConstitutionoofoIndiaohasobeenoinfringed,oitoisoincumbentouponothisoCourtotoo entertaino theo writo petitiono ando too seto asideo theo impugnedo actiono ofo theo respondentoauthorities.o

32.o o TheooargumentooofootheoolearnedocounseloforotheoStateotootheo effecto thato ino theo absenceo ofo challengeo too theo instruction/notificationo 2023.06.01 17:54 (AnnexureoP-16),otheopresentowritopetitionocannotosucceed,oalsoodeservesotoo CWP-28113-2022o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooo-39-ooooooooooooooo(2023:PHHC:080581)o o beorejected,oinasmuchoas,oevenoinocaseotheoinstructionsoareonotosetoaside,otheno also,o sinceo theo lando ino questiono iso noto coveredo withino theo definitiono ofo 'Shamilato Deh',o o theo authoritieso couldo noto haveo invokedo theo saido instruction/notificationo too passo theo impugnedo ordero ando too executeo theo cancellationo deed.o Thus,o eveno withouto challengeo too theo saido instruction/notification,otheopresentowritopetitionobeingomeritorious,odeserveso toobeoallowed.oo

33.o o Keepingoinoviewotheoabove-saidofactsoandocircumstances,otheo presentowritopetitionoisoallowedoandotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo08.06.2022o (AnnexureoP-2)oandotheocancellationodeedodatedo09.06.2022o(AnnexureoP-3)o areosetoaside.o

34.o o Pendingoapplication(s),oifoany,ostandsodisposedoofoinoviewoofotheo above.oo (VIKASoBAHL)o Juneo01,o2023ooooooooo o o o o oooooJUDGEoo naresh.ko o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:-o o Yeso Whetheroreportable:-o o o Yeso