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The court deemed the petition as entirely misconceived, constituting an abuse of the legal process and a waste of judicial time
The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on an individual who petitioned the court asserting ownership of lands encompassing Agra, Meerut, Aligarh, and 65 revenue estates in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Uttarakhand.
The petitioner, Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh, contended that he is the heir of Beswan Avibhajya Rajya, a princely state that, according to him, never amalgamated with the Union of India. Singh claimed that his family retains the status of a princely state, and the territories in question were never ceded to the Indian government.
Singh sought court directions for the formal adoption of the merger process with the 'Sovereign State of Beswa Avibhajay Rajya of Beswan.' Additionally, he demanded the reimbursement of revenue collected for these lands since 1950. Among other reliefs, Singh requested the government to refrain from conducting elections in his territory until an official merger takes place.
Justice Subramonium Prasad scrutinized Singh's submissions, highlighting that the petitioner presented only certain maps and articles that failed to establish the existence of the Beswan family or demonstrate Singh's right to succeed to the purported princely state.
The court deemed the petition as entirely misconceived, constituting an abuse of the legal process and a waste of judicial time. In its verdict, the court stated, "The claims raised by the petitioner in the present Writ Petition cannot be gone into or adjudicated in a writ petition."
Citing insufficient evidence and lack of substantiation in Singh's case, the court dismissed the plea and directed Singh to deposit Rs. 10,000 with the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund within four weeks.
“….this Court is inclined to dismiss the writ petition by imposing costs of Rs.10,000/- on the Petitioner. Let the costs be deposited by the Petitioner with the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund within a period of four weeks from today”, the court said in its order dated December 18.
Case Title: Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh v Union of India
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