[2025:RJ-JP:22543] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8661/2025 1. Ramesh Chand S/o Sh. Nandlal, Aged About 54 Years, R/o Harish Chand Colony, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar. 2. Mohammad Siddik S/o Gani Khan, Aged About 65 Years, R/o Mahatma Gandhi Colony, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar. 3. Liyakat Agwan S/o Sh. Fakhru Bhai, Aged About 54 Years, R/o Bye Pass Road, Transport Nagar, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar. 4. Abdul Majeed Khan S/o Sh. Abdual Hamid Khan, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Harish Chand Colony, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar. 5. Noshad Khan S/o Late Sh. Usman Bhai, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Near Gayatri Mandir, Transport Nagar, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Director Cum Secretary, Directorate Of Local Bodies, G-3, Rajmahal Residency Area, Near Civil Line Phatak, 22 Godown, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302006. 2. Nagar Palika, Jhalrapatan, Through Its Chairman, District Jhalawar-326023. 3. The Executive Officer, Nagar Palika, Jhalrapatan, District Jhalawar-326023 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manish Parihar For Respondent(s) : JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 28/05/2025 1. By way of filing this writ petition, a challenge has been led to the impugned notice dated 15.05.2025 issued by the Municipal [2025:RJ-JP:22543] (2 of 3) [CW-8661/2025] Board, Jhalrapatan by which the petitioners have been directed to remove the encroachment from the land in question. 2. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the aforesaid notice has been issued to the petitioners by giving reference of the order dated 29.01.2024 passed by this Court while deciding the S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12615/2010. Counsel submits that the issue involved in the said petition is confined to allotment and regularization of the plot claimed by one Mahaveer Jain and his legal representatives. Counsel submits that no such direction was issued by this Court for taking action against anyone and the directions were confined for taking a decision with regard to allotment and regularization in favour of the aforesaid persons in accordance with law. Counsel submits that misinterpreting the aforesaid order passed by this Court, the impugned notice has been issued to the petitioners, hence interference of this Court is warranted. 3. Heard and considered the submissions made at Bar and perused the order dated 29.1.2024 passed by this Court and notice dated 15.05.2025 issued by the Municipal Board, Jhalrapatan. 4. This fact is not in dispute that the issued involved in aforesaid petition submitted by the Mahaveer Jain is confined to allotment and regularization of a patta. It appears that the notice in question has been issued to the petitioners by the Municipal Board, Jhalrapatan, by treating them as encroachers, on the land in question. 5. The aforesaid notice has been issued to the petitioners without affording them any opportunity of hearing and without [2025:RJ-JP:22543] (3 of 3) [CW-8661/2025] taking into count their stand for the right title over the said property in question 6. Considering the factual aspect of the matter, this Court deems it just and proper to dispose of the instant writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to file objections/reply to the aforesaid notice before the Municipal Board, Jhalrapatan within a period of one week from today on the basis of the documents upon which they are placing reliance. The Municipal Board, Jhalrapatan is directed to decide the said reply/objections raised by the petitioners within a period of two weeks thereafter by passing a reasoned and speaking order. 7. For a period of four weeks, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioners. 8. Needless to observe that in case, any adverse order is passed against the petitioners, they would be at liberty to approach the appropriate forum of law for redressal of their grievance. 9. Stay application and all pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/311