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The order was passed in a plea moved by a resident of Bijnor district who alleged that due to confusion about the State boundaries, there had been illegal interference by the Uttarakhand Govt over his possession and cultivation of his land
The Allahabad High Court has recently issued directions to the district magistrates stationed in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) to oversee the installation of boundary demarcation pillars on the points through which the undisputed boundary between the two States exists.
"...the District Magistrate, Haridwar and the District Magistrate, Bijnor may designate appropriate Sub Divisional Magistrate and the revenue team comprising of officers working under them who may visit the village Himmatpur Bela, Tehsil and District Bijnor and determine and demarcate the points," ordered a bench of Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Manjive Shukla.
The order was passed in a writ petition filed by one Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Bijnor district. Singh, through his petition, sought direction to the Survey of India Geographical Department to constitute an Expert Committee along with Revenue Officers of District Bijnor, State of Uttar Pradesh, and Revenue Officer of District Haridwar, State of Uttrakhand to demarcate the boundary dispute of village Chandpur Bagar, Mauza Chakheri, Banuwala, Tehsil Luxor, District Haridwar and village Himmatpur Bela, Tehsil, and District Bijnor.
He claimed that some part of the land owned by him and in his possession falls exclusively within the State boundary of Uttar Pradesh and despite the fact that he neither owns any land in the State of Uttrakhand nor he is in possession of any land there, owing to certain doubts and differences as to the State boundaries between the two States, there had been illegal interference by the State of Uttarakhand over his possession and cultivation on his land.
Court opined that there would be no useful purpose in involving the agencies of the Union of India in the matter as the counsel for the governments of the two States informed that they were in agreement that the issue may be resolved by the revenue authorities of the States.
Accordingly, court ordered the District Magistrates of the concerned areas to conduct such exercise on January 23, 2024. It added that the exercise must be carried out in the presence of the petitioner.
"It is further provided upon completion of the exercise of demarcation of the State boundaries, appropriate demarcation pillars may be affixed if required, to demarcate any portion of land in dispute falling in the State of Uttrakhand," court directed.
Case Title: Gurpreet Singh vs. Union Of India And 6 Others
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