{"id":214992,"date":"2009-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/brahma-nand-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-23-march-2009"},"modified":"2018-07-06T06:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T00:33:33","slug":"brahma-nand-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-23-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/brahma-nand-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-23-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"Brahma Nand vs State Of Punjab And Others on 23 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Brahma Nand vs State Of Punjab And Others on 23 March, 2009<\/div>\n
C.M. No.23925 of 2008\nCIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.16433 OF 2007 (O&M)                           :{ 1 }:\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n                 CHANDIGARH\n\n\n                    DATE OF DECISION: MARCH 23, 2009\n\n\n\nBrahma Nand\n\n                                                             .....Petitioner\n\n                           VERSUS\n\nState of Punjab and others\n\n                                                              ....Respondents\n\n\n\nCORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH\n\n1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement?\n2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?\n3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?\n\n\n\nPRESENT:             Mr. K. S. Cheema, Advocate,\n                     for the petitioner.\n\n                     Mr. Parveen Chander Goyal, Addl.A.G., Punjab,\n                     for the State.\n\n                     Mr. A. S. Gill, Advocate,\n                     for the applicant.\n\n                     Mr. T. P. Singh, Advocate,\n                     for respondent No.4.\n\n\n                           ****\n\nRANJIT SINGH, J.\n<\/pre>\n
             On 24.7.2003, demarcation was carried out by Girdawar<\/p>\n
on instructions of Block Development and Panchayat Officer.<\/p>\n
Thereafter Gram Panchayat filed an application under Section 7 of<\/p>\n
the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act (for short, “the
\n C.M. No.23925 of 2008
\nCIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.16433 OF 2007 (O&M)               :{ 2 }:<\/p>\n
Act”) against the petitioner. The application was dismissed on<\/p>\n
30.5.2006. Gram Panchayat filed an appeal against the same which<\/p>\n
was accepted and the case remanded for consideration of both the<\/p>\n
demarcation reports. The petitioner has impugned this order.<\/p>\n
           The Collector while declining the prayer of the petitioner,<\/p>\n
noticed that khasra number of the disputed land is 27 which is owned<\/p>\n
by the Gram Panchayat. He also found that Gram Panchayat had<\/p>\n
earlier got the disputed khasra number demarcated under the orders<\/p>\n
of Block Development and Panchayat Officer through Block Samiti,<\/p>\n
Patwari on 24.7.2003. Samiti Patwari did not file the site plan<\/p>\n
showing the encroachment. The Gram Panchayat filed a fresh<\/p>\n
application for demarcation and Local Commissioner was appointed<\/p>\n
by the Collector. Demarcation report was received on 7.8.2005.<\/p>\n
Respondent was not found in any unauthorised possession at the<\/p>\n
spot. Collector also observed that there is a pucca road built at the<\/p>\n
disputed land which is correctly 3 karams wide at the spot. The<\/p>\n
application filed by the Panchayat was accordingly dismissed. The<\/p>\n
Commissioner, however, in an appeal observed that as per<\/p>\n
jamabandi for the year 1988-89, the disputed land is owned by Gram<\/p>\n
Panchayat and that it is not clear from the conflicting competing<\/p>\n
demarcation reports whether the petitioner was in possession over<\/p>\n
the land or not. He accordingly found that thorough enquiry in regard<\/p>\n
to the report of Local Commissioner was needed to see if it is really<\/p>\n
in possession of the petitioner. He accordingly set aside the order<\/p>\n
passed by the Collector and remanded the case to him for re-<\/p>\n
hearing. The petitioner has, thus, impugned this order before this
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\nCIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.16433 OF 2007 (O&M)              :{ 3 }:<\/p>\n
Court.\n<\/p>\n
            When the case came up for hearing before this Court on<\/p>\n
4.11.2008, the counsel representing the parties agreed that only<\/p>\n
controversy was whether the petitioner has encroached over the<\/p>\n
passage measuring 59 karams x 3 karams. Counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n
had submitted that path measuring 59 karams x 3 karams was<\/p>\n
available at the spot, whereas the counsel for the Gram Panchayat<\/p>\n
insisted that the petitioner had encroached over the entire passage.<\/p>\n
A prayer accordingly was made before the court for issuing direction<\/p>\n
to Tehsildar to visit the spot and determine whether the passage\/path<\/p>\n
measuring 59 karams x 3 karam was available at the spot. The<\/p>\n
counsel for the petitioner did not object to such detailment, but<\/p>\n
pleaded that demarcation be carried out in conjunction with the Local<\/p>\n
Commissioner to be appointed by this Court. This proposal so made<\/p>\n
by the counsel for the petitioner was accepted by the counsel<\/p>\n
representing the respondents. It was clearly agreed between the<\/p>\n
counsel appearing for parties that report of the Local Commissioner,<\/p>\n
after the spot inspection so made, should be binding upon the rival<\/p>\n
parties. Accordingly Division Bench of this court appointed Mr.Ashok<\/p>\n
Verma, Advocate, as Local Commissioner to visit the spot in<\/p>\n
question. He was to see if the passage\/path measuring 59 karams x<\/p>\n
3 karams was available at the spot. After the spot inspection, the<\/p>\n
Local Commissioner was required to submit his report within a week<\/p>\n
of his inspection.\n<\/p>\n
            The Local Commissioner accordingly has inspected the<\/p>\n
spot. He has now placed his report on record. As per the report, the
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Local Commissioner got measured the passage\/path from Kanungo<\/p>\n
and Patwari. The width of the passage was measured at different<\/p>\n
places in the presence of Local Commissioner which was found to be<\/p>\n
3 karams on all the four different places so measured. All present at<\/p>\n
the spot did not dispute regarding the width of the passage, which<\/p>\n
was found to be 3 karams wide at every place. The length, though<\/p>\n
was not measured, but all those present at the spot unanimously<\/p>\n
agreed that passage was 59 karams long. The Local Commissioner,<\/p>\n
however, still went on to make some observation regarding the<\/p>\n
location of the aforesaid passage. It was pointed out that in case<\/p>\n
distance was measured from the pucca point X the passage would<\/p>\n
come within the land of the petitioner, Brahma Nand cutting across<\/p>\n
the aforesaid two houses of Balbir Chand and Kartar Chand whereas<\/p>\n
Brahma Nand, petitioner, stated that location of the passage was<\/p>\n
perfectly correct and no encroachment was made. The Local<\/p>\n
Commissioner did not take the measurement of distance between<\/p>\n
the pucca point and the passage since it was not part of his<\/p>\n
reference while detailing him as a Local Commissioner.<\/p>\n
            After submission of the report by Local Commissioner, an<\/p>\n
opportunity was given to the parties to file their objections. I am of the<\/p>\n
view that in view of the limited reference made to the Local<\/p>\n
Commissioner as noticed in order dated 4.11.2008, there is no scope<\/p>\n
of further contest and dispute in the petition. The Collector found that<\/p>\n
the petitioner was not in an unauthorised possession at the spot,<\/p>\n
which was interfered with by the Commissioner on the basis that<\/p>\n
there was conflicting competing demarcation reports. This court
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accordingly made reference to see in case the passage measuring<\/p>\n
59 karams x 3 karams was available at the spot or not. The Local<\/p>\n
commissioner has measured the same and found that passage\/path<\/p>\n
measuring 59 karams x 3 karams is available at the spot. Obviously,<\/p>\n
the allegation of encroachment made against the petitioner would not<\/p>\n
stand. In this background now to further give chance to the parties to<\/p>\n
contest, that too in a writ petition pending before this court, would<\/p>\n
neither be just nor appropriate. It will not be proper for this court to<\/p>\n
adjudicate and go into the disputed questions of fact, especially so<\/p>\n
when the parties are also litigating in a civil suit.<\/p>\n
            It may need a notice here that one Gurbachan Singh filed<\/p>\n
a Civil Misc. Application No.23909 of 2008 for being impleaded as<\/p>\n
respondent No.5. He wanted to become a party on the ground that<\/p>\n
he is owner in possession of the land adjoining the land in dispute.<\/p>\n
He also pleaded that the petitioner has encroached upon the Rasta<\/p>\n
and while doing so, petitioner and respondent No.4 were intending to<\/p>\n
use the land of the applicant. Applicant had also filed a suit for<\/p>\n
permanent injunction in September 2006 and has prayed for<\/p>\n
issuance of decree of permanent injunction for restraining the<\/p>\n
petitioner and respondent No.4 from interfering in his peaceful<\/p>\n
possession. This civil suit is now fixed for evidence. The prayer made<\/p>\n
in the application is that the applicant would be a necessary and<\/p>\n
proper party, as dispute here in the writ petition was also concerning<\/p>\n
encroachment of the Rasta. The applicant was never a party before<\/p>\n
any of the authority below. He has separately filed a civil suit to seek<\/p>\n
adjudication of his rights which will be decided separately. The
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\nCIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.16433 OF 2007 (O&M)               :{ 6 }:<\/p>\n
applicant, thus, is not considered necessary or proper party in the<\/p>\n
present writ petition. His prayer for being impleaded accordingly<\/p>\n
cannot be accepted and is accordingly declined. Since the applicant<\/p>\n
has already filed a civil suit which is pending prosecuted by him, it<\/p>\n
would be appropriate to observe that any observation made in the<\/p>\n
present writ petition would not effect the outcome of the civil suit,<\/p>\n
which shall be decided on the basis of evidence led therein. The<\/p>\n
issue in the present writ petition was only concerning the<\/p>\n
encroachment alleged to have been done by the petitioner which has<\/p>\n
not been substantiated by the evidence and material on record.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the impugned order passed by the Commissioner,<\/p>\n
remanding the case need not be proceeded further in view of the<\/p>\n
report given by the Local Commissioner as on date, the petitioner<\/p>\n
cannot be said to have encroached any path or passage.<\/p>\n
            The writ petition is accordingly allowed. The order passed<\/p>\n
by the Commissioner remanding the case back to the Collector is<\/p>\n
set-aside and the order passed by the collector is up-held. The suit<\/p>\n
presently in progress between the parties and Civil Misc. Application<\/p>\n
No.23909 of 2008 will be decided on the basis of evidence and<\/p>\n
material led in the said suit.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
March 23, 2009                           ( RANJIT SINGH )\nramesh                                       JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Brahma Nand vs State Of Punjab And Others on 23 March, 2009 C.M. No.23925 of 2008 CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.16433 OF 2007 (O&M) :{ 1 }: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: MARCH 23, 2009 Brahma Nand …..Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ….Respondents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-punjab-haryana-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nBrahma Nand vs State Of Punjab And Others on 23 March, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/brahma-nand-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-23-march-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brahma Nand vs State Of Punjab And Others on 23 March, 2009 - 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