[2025:RJ-JP:46578] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16613/2025 1. Prabhu Dayal Sharma S/o Jagan Lal Sharma, Aged About 73 Years, R/o Village Norangabad, Shrimahaveer Ji, Hindaun District Karauli 2. Yadram S/o Rambharosi, Aged About 52 Years, R/o Village Norangabad, District Karauli (Raj.) ----Petitioners Versus 1. Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. District Collector, Karauli 3. Additional District Collector, Karauli 4. Gram Panchayat Shri Mahvirji, District Karauli Through Sarpanch/ Village Development Officer ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. R.S. Bhardwaj For Respondent(s) : Mr. V.D. Gathala, A.G.C. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT Order 19/11/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners makes a limited prayer for issuing directions to the District Collector, Karauli to act upon and to issue necessary instructions for compliance of the order dated 21.03.1983 passed by District Collector, Sawai Madhopur for converting the land from pasture to residential. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during the ‘Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang Abhiyaan – 2023’, the Gram Panchayat Naurangabad has submitted an application to the Tehsildar, Shri Mahaveerji that in pursuance of a principal decision already taken way – back in the year 1983 for converting 3 Bigha 4 Biswa of the pasture land to the residential land, the Gram Panchayat is ready to undertake the further proceedings for recording the said part of land as residential land. In this regard, the Tehsildar, Shri Mahaveerji, Karauli vide letter [2025:RJ-JP:46578] (2 of 2) [CW-16613/2025] dated 07.08.2024 has requested the District Collector, Karauli to take appropriate action and to issue necessary directions. However, till date, no concrete action in this regard has been taken in spite of legal notice being served on behalf of the petitioners, who are having their residential houses upon the said land which is sought to be converted as residential land. 3. Looking to the issue involved in the present case and the inter – departmental communications, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the District Collector, Karauli to take appropriate action upon the Communication dated 07.08.2024 ‘Annexure – 6’ issued by the Tehsildar, Shri Mahaveerji, Karauli, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Ordered accordingly. 5. It is made clear that this order shall not be construed to take any action in a particular manner but the same is expected to be taken in accordance within the time stipulated above. 6. The present writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (SANJEET PUROHIT),J SAHIL SONI /1