SHANTI DEVI WIFE OF CHAGAN v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CW/20587/2025 · 2026-01-09
Sangeeta Sharma, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
Public Interest Litigationbody2026
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[2026:RJ-JP:787-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ (PIL) Petition No. 20587/2025 Shanti Devi Wife Of Chagan, Aged About 91 Years, Resident Of Hanutiya, Tehsil Shahapura, District Jaipur (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.)
2. The District Collector, Jaipur And Chairman, Public Land Protection Cell, Jaipur (Raj.)
3. Tehsildar, Tehsil Shahapura, District Jaipur.
4. Patwari, Village Hanutiya, Tehsil Shahapura, District Jaipur.
5. Balu Son Of Shri Ranjita, Resident Of Hanutiya, Tehsil Shahapura, Dist. Jaipur (Raj.) ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prahalad Sharma with Mr. Lakhan Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. G.S. Gill, AAG assisted by Mr. S.P. Singh Rajawat, Asstt.G.C.
HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SANGEETA SHARMA Order 09/01/2026
1. Heard.
2. The petitioner has preferred this petition, who has stated herself to be farmer residing in Village Hanutiya, Tehsil Shahapura, District Jaipur.
3. We notice that the petitioner is aged 91 years old and therefore could not have been said to be a person, who would have been peeling the land. It is apparent that the petition has
[2026:RJ-JP:787-DB] (2 of 2) [CW-20587/2025] been filed in the nature of public interest, but it is actually a personal interest litigation, as learned counsel for the petitioner states that she owns the land where the encroachment is being done.
4. The remedies are available under the Tenancy Act, 1955 for the purpose claimed.
5. The PIL is misconceived, therefore, the same is dismissed with a cost of Rs.50,000/-.
(SANGEETA SHARMA),J (SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA), ACTING CJ RAJAT/20