Brief of Case File

I N THE HE HI HI GH COU OURT RT OF JUDI CATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

 AT JODHPUR

S. B.C. W. P.No.XXXX/2013

M/SABC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PETI TI ONER

 V/S

STATE OFRAJASTHAN & ORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESPONDENTS

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FACTSOF OFCASE

1. Thatt hepe t i t i one rfir m1  i sdo i ngbus i ne s sofag r i c ul t ur alpr o duc e atShop No. 113,,Bi kaner ,on basi sofmont hl yr ent /al l ot ment f e e s .

 T her espondent shad i ssue dt heAl l ot mentpol i c y of2005 f or 2.hatt al l ot ment of shops/godowns /pi ds i n t he Mandi Yar d2. The r es pondentNo. 2 addr es se d a co mmuni cat i on dat ed 21. 11. 2006 Annexur e1–CopyofLi ce nse . 1  Annexur e2-Al l ot mentpol i cyof2005 2  1

andas ke dt hepe t i t i o ne rast owh whe t he rt hepe t i t i o ne rwo ul dl i ket o ha v es ho po n al l o t me ntf e e s /o nr e ntbas i so ri two ul dl i ket oha v e t heal l o t me nto nl e as ebas i sf o r99y e a r s ,t heopt i o n wasope nt i l l 31. 12. 2010.

hepet i t i oneral sowant ed t ohavet heshop on l easebasi s, 3. Thatt he nc e ,t hepe t i t i o ne rma madee ffo r t st og e tt hel e as e .

  Thatt hedeput ysecr et ary ,depart mentofagri cul t ur egover nmentof 4. aj ast han,Jai purhasi ssuedor der26. 9. 2012bywhi chcl ause11 kha oft he al l ot ment pol i c y of2005 has bee n ame mended and i ncr e ase dt hepayme mentofDLC Rat ef r om 25% t o100 % f ort he pur posest oconver si onoft heshopf r om mont hl yr ent albasi st op l e as ebas i sf or99y e ar s .

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That t he r es pondent No. 2 i ssue d a c om mm muni c at i on dat ed 19. 01. 2011as ki ngt hepe t i t i o ne rt oe x e r c i s ehi sopt i o ne i t he rf o r mont hl yr e nt or on 99 y e ar sl e as e and DLC r at e s as on 01. 04. 2007wo ul dbeappl i c abl ei . e .Rs . 1650/-pe rs q uar ef t .

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I ti spe r t i ne ntt os ubmi the r et hats ameaut ho r i t yas ke de ar l i e r  vi decommuni cat i on dat e d 30. 04. 2008 t hatmar ke tval uewoul d  be Rs. 1100/- pe r squar ef t .wher eas t he y now de manded @ Rs . 1650/-pe rs q uar ef t . 6.

Thatpet i t i onerhad submi t t ed hi svi ew bef or er espondentNo.2 t hatcal cul at i on on t he basi s ofmar ketval ue i s notj ustand pr oper .I nr epl yt ot hesai dcomm mmuni cat i on,t her espondentNo. 2 i nt i mat edt hati nt henear es tcomm mmer ci alar ea,t hemar ketval ue i sRs. 1100/-persquaref t .Ther eaf t ert here spondentNo. 2 al so consi der ed t hema mat t eri ni t sme mee t i ngdat ed 17. 01. 2008 and t he r es pondentNo. 4wasaskedt ofixDL DLC r at ef orMandiYar d.

hepe t i t i one rhadc hal l engedt henot i c edat e d20/04/2011 7. Thatt  byfil i ngt hewr i tpe t i t i on bef or et hi shonour abl ehi gh cour tand t hi scour tpassed an adi nt r i m or derdat ed 9/6/2011 di r ect i ng t he pet i t i oner t o depos i t cer t ai n amo mount and sum of Rs. 4, 68, 250/-on20. 05. 2011. 8. Thatt her eaf t ert he l earned Si ngl e Judge oft hi s Hon' bl e Cour t  vi dei t sj udgmentdat e d 17. 11. 2011 deci de d a bunc h ofsi mi l ar 3

 wr i tpe t i t i onsand gav ea di r ect i on t hatDLC r at eason 01s tof  Apr i l ,2007 shoul d bede t er mi ne d and t hepe t i t i oner swoul d be r equi r ed t o payany amo mountasf ound pay abl eby adj us t i ng t he amo mountal r eadypai dbyt hei nt er i m or der .Thewr i tpet i t i on fil ed  byt hepe t i t i one rwasal s odeci de dvi deor de rdat ed18. 11. 2011on t hebasi sofj udgme mentdat ed17. 11. 20113. 9.I ti sf ur t hers ubmi t t edt hatagai nstt heor derdat ed17. 11. 2011and 18. 11. 2011passedbyt hel ear nedSi ngl eJudge ,t her es pondent s, Kr i shi Upaj Ma Mandi Sami mi t i and St at e of Raj ast han pr ef er r ed s pec i al appe al s bef or et he D. B of t hi s Cour t bei ng DBSAW No. 146/2012,howev er ,t hesai di nt r acour tappeal scame met obe di smi mi ss ed by t heDi vi si on Bench oft hi sHon' bl eCour tvi det he  j udgmentdat e d20. 04. 20124. 10.Thatt her espondent–kri shiupajmandi,[ pr effer edanSLP bef or e t hehonbl eape xc our tand t hesame mewasal s odi smi sse d byt he apex c ourt vi z or der dat e d 3. 9. 2012 and affir ffir med t he or der

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passe d by t hi sc our t .And pur suantt ot he j udgme mentofApex Cour t ,t heDLC r at ef ort heper i odcomm mmenci ngwi t h effectf r om 1/4/2007 wast he n fixe d on 11/12/2012 f ort heappr ov e d and s anc t i o ne dr at e s ,i s s ue dbyt heSub-Re g i s t r ar ,Bi kane r5. 11. Thatt hepet i t i onervi der epr ese nt at i onsdat ed 28. 01. 2013 and 28. 3. 2013 submi t t ed, i nt er al i a, t hat acc or di ng t o t he appr o v e d/s anc t i o ne dDLC r at ef o rt hey e a r2007,t hepe t i t i o ne ri s l i abl et o deposi tRs. 5, 01, 188/-f or conve r t i ng t he shop of99  y ear s'l eas ebasi sast hepe t i t i one rhad al r eadydeposi t e d asum ofRs. 4, 68, 250/-on 20. 05. 2011 and t hepet i t i oneral sopai dt he r emai ni ng bal anc e amo mount ofRs . 32, 938 by c heque6,but t he s ame mehasbee nr e t ur ne d byt her es pondento nt hegr ound t hat t heamo mounti snotcal cul at edaspert heame mendedcl ause11( [ k)of t heal l o t me ntpol i c y . . 12. Thatt he r e af t e rt hepe t i t i one rv i dei t sl e t t e r s /r e pr e se nt at i ondat e d 15. 4. 2013 and 23. 6. 2013 r ai se d v ar i ous obj ect i ons and

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submi t t edi nt er al i at hatt hei mpugneddem ma andbewi t hdr awnand t hechequeal r eadyt ender ed byt hepet i t i onerf r om t i met ot i me mus tbe acc ept ed and t he shop oft he pe t i t i onerbe conver t ed f r o m mo nt hl ybas i st ol e as ebas i sf o r99y e a r s . 13. Thatt he pet i t i oneri schal l engi ng t he appl i cat i on i ofamended cl aus e 11 kha of t he al l ot ment pol i c y of 2005 and al so c hal l engi ng t he dema mand not i c e dat ed 5/4/2013 i ssue d by r espondent No.2 on t he f ol l owi ng amo mongs t gr ounds se t out he r e i nbe l o w wi t ho utpr e j udi c et oe ac ho t he r .

 ARGUMENTSSUBMI SSI ON

( i ) DLC RATE WASI LLEGALAND UNJUST. 6

 Thepe t i t i one rwascal l e d upon t o deposi t25% oft heDLC r at e arr i ve daton t hebasi sofRs. 1650/-persquar ef ee t ,whi ch DLC r at e ,wasf o undt obear bi t r ar y ,i l l e g alandunj us tbyt hi sHon' bl e Cour t vi de j udgme ment dat ed 17. 11. 2011 and t he or der dat ed 17. 11. 2011 wasaffir ffir me d by t heDi vi si on Bench oft hi sHon' bl e Cour tvi dej udgm me entdat ed20. 04. 2012. ( i i ) PETI TI ONER I S LI ABLE TO DE DEPOS OSI T 25% I NSTEAD OF 100% OFDLC RATE Thepe t i t i one r ' sshopf r om mont hl yr entbasi st ol eas ebasi sof99  y ear s,i ti snotope nt ocal lupont hepe t i t i one rt odeposi t100% of DLC r at ei ns t eadof25% andt hust hei mpugnedappl i cabi l i t yof t heamended cl ause11 ( [ k)oft heAl l ot mentPol i cy ,2005 made  vi de or de rdat e d 26. 9. 2012,i s mani f es t l y mal afide and i l l egal .  Ther ef or e ,t hei mpugne ddemandnot i c edeser v e st obese tasi de . ( i i i ) APPLI CABI LI TY OFAME MENDED CLAUSE11KHA  Thati ti shumbl y submi t t e dt hatt hei mpugne d appl i cabi l i t yof t heal l egedame mendedCl ause11( [ k)oft heAl l ot mentPol i cy ,2005, i s exf aci ei l l egaland i mper mi ssi bl ei nasmu much as t he al l eged ame mendedcl ausehasnotbee npubl i shedornot i fiedasr equi r edby t hepr o v i s i o no fs ubs e c t i o n( 4)o fs e c t i o n36o ft heAc to f1961. 4.NO RETROSPECTI VE EFFECT 7

 Thatt heal l ege d amende d cl aus ecannoton anybasi sbemade appl i c abl et ot hema mat t e ro ft hepe t i t i o ne rf o rt heal l e g e dame nde d Cl ause11 ( [ k)oft hePol i cyof2005 i n asmuch asi tcannotby anys t r e t c ho fi mag i nat i o nbeac c o r de danyr e t r o s pe c t i v ee ffe c t .

5.RESPONDENTS DI DI DN’ T BOTHER ABOUT THE JUDGMENT OFAPEX COU OURT.

Thei mpugned appl i cabi l i t yoft hesai d ame mended Cl ause11 ( [ k)  byt her es pondentNo. 2i snotonl yi ncl earvi ol at i on ofl e t t e rand s pi r i toft hej udg me me nt s ,r e f e r r e dt o abo v e,buta l s oi sc l e ar l yi n c ont e mp mptoft hewe l le s t abl i s he dr ul e sofl a w,e qui t yandj us t i c e .

6.VI OLATI ON OFPROMI SSORY ESTOP OPPEL.

f r o m t he f ac t ss t at e d abo v e ,i ti sc l e art hatt he ac t i o no ft he r espondent si n gi vi ng r et r ospect i ve appl i cat i on t ot he ame mended c l aus e 11( [ k)o ft he Al l o t me ntpo l i c y and f ur t he rdi r e c t i ng t he pet i t i onert opayt heamo mountaspert hesai dame mendmenti si l l egal and agai ns t t he doct r i ne of pr omi mi ss or y es t oppel as t he r espondent s hav e al r e ady made t he deci si on way bac k by

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accept i ng t he opt i on submi t t ed by t he pet i t i onerand r equi r i ng t hepe t i t i one rt opayast hecl aus e11( [ k)asi te xi s t e de ar l i e r .

AsLor d I n Dawson bank l t d.V.Ni ppon M.K Kai sha  Russel lobser vedt hat“ Es t o ppe li sno tac aus eo fac t i o n. I tma may,i fe s t abl i s he d,as si s ta pl ai nt i ffi ne nf o r c i ng a c auseofac t i on by pr event i nga def endantf r om denyi ng t hee xi s t e nc eo fs omef ac te ss ent i alt oe s t abl i s ht hec aus e o fac t i o no r( t o puti ti n ano t he rwa way)by pr e v e nt i ng a de f e ndantf r o m as s er t i ngt hee x i s t e nc eo fs o me mef ac t ,t he

” e xi s t e nc eo fwhi c hwo ul dde s t r o yt hec aus eo fac t i o n

7.VI OLATI ON OFPRI NCI PLESOF OFNATURALJUSTI CE.

 Thatt heappl i cat i on ofamende d cl aus e11 ( [ k)oft heAl l ot ment pol i cy t ot he case of t he pet i t i oner i s al so vi ol at i ve of t he pr i nci pl esofnat ur alj ust i ceandt heame mendmentt ot hecl ause11 ( [ k) by way of a subsub del eg at ed l eg i sl at i on cannot be r e t r os pe ct i v e l yappl i e dt ot hecas eoft hepe t i t i one rf ort her e as ons submi t t edabove .

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PRAYER I ti s ,t he r e f o r e ,r e s pe c t f ul l y pr a y e dt hatby an appr opr i at e  wr i t ,or de rordi r ect i ont hi sHon’ bl eCour tmaybepl eas e dt o: a)  b)

Al l ow t hewr i tpe t i t i onfil edbyt hepet i t i oner . Quash and se tasi det he i mpugne d de mand not i ce /l e t t er

dat ed05. 04. 2013.

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Quas handse tas i det hei mpugne dappl i cabi l i t yofam me ended

Cl aus e11( [ k)o ft hePo l i c yof2005,ame nde dv i det heo r de rdat e d 26. 09. 2012. d)

Di r ec tt he r es pondentNo. 2t oacceptt he bal anceamo mount ,

 whi c h was r emi t t e d by t he pe t i t i one r vi de hi sl e t t e r dat ed 28. 03. 2013and28. 6. 2013. e)

Any ot heror der ,whi c ht hi s Ho Hon’ bl e Cour tdeems fitand

pr operi nt hef act sandci r cumst ance soft hecasemayki ndl ybe pas s edi nf a v ourofpe t i t i one rwi t hc os t . COUNSEL SHUBHAM MODI DI

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