JUDGEMENT
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(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties. The petitioner has sought quashing of Memo dated 9th
January,2008 issued by the respondent No.2, Chief Executive Officer,
Ramgarh Cantonment Board ,Ramgarh under Section 249 of the
Cantonments Act, 2006 directing sealing of the premises described in
the Schedule appended thereto, is wholly illegal, arbitrarily and in
violation of principle of natural justice .
(2.) ACCORDING to the petitioner, he purchased the land in question measuring an area of 1.14 acres from the recorded raiyat shiv Prasad
Pasawan through a registered deed of sale and got his name mutated
before the Anchal Adhikari, Ramgarh and a correction slip was also
issued. The notice has been issued on 16.03.2007 by the respondent
no.2 directing another person Vimal Kumar Dhudia to stop unauthorized
construction. The notice was challenged in W.P.C.No.2050 of 2007. The
said writ petition was disposed of, according to the petitioner, on the
undertaking of the respondents. Thereafter the petitioner was asked to
show cause and he appeared and filed a show caused before the
respondent No.2. Thereafter, the impugned notice has been issued,
which according to the petitioner, is a non-speaking order.
Counsel for the petitioner, however, drown the attention of the
Court to paragraph 17 of the counter affidavit filed on behalf of
respondent nos.1 and 2 wherein it has been indicated that the impugned
notice dated 9th January,2008 as well as notice dated 7th April,2008
have not been implemented and the Board has not taken any steps till
date. As such the writ petition is pre-mature and not maintainable. It has
also been stated in the subsequent paragraphs that the petitioner has to
obtain sanction of plan under the provisions of the Cantonment Act,
otherwise the construction would be illegal and liable to be sealed up.
Counsel for the petitioner submits that in the wake of such stand taken
by the respondents, the petitioner may be allowed to approach the
respondents for obtaining sanction of the construction and in case any
cause of action arises, in respect of sealing of the premises in question,
he may be allowed liberty to agitate the same.
In view of the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner , this writ petition is disposed of by allowing liberty to the petitioner to
approach the respondents for obtaining sanction of plan for
construction, which may be considered in accordance with law without
prejudice to any observation, which is being made here- in-above, within
a period of three months from date of receipt of a copy of this order. In
case the petitioner has any fresh cause of action, he is at liberty to
agitate the same .
This writ petition stand disposed of.;
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