Prathvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India MANU/SC/

Kanhaiya Lal S/o Shri Shivlal, Resident Of 248, Scheme No.4, Kotwali, Alwar (Rajasthan) ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Kapil Gupta Mr. Ankit Kumar Mr. Abhimanyu Chundawat For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, PP HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order 12/08/2025 vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDRk dh vksj ls fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ izdj.k] vyoj }kjk vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= la[;k 99@2025 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 24-4-2025] ftlds ek/;e ls vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr tekur izkFkZuki= vUrxZr /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk fujLr fd;k x;k gS] ls O;fFkr gksdj /kkjk 14, vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr iqfyl Fkkuk dksrokyh] ftyk&vyoj esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 155@2025 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 115¼2½] 126¼2½] 117¼2½] 351] 3¼5½ Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk o /kkjk 3¼1½¼r)¼s½] 3¼2½¼va½ vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e esa vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus gsrq ;g vihy is'k dh xbZ gSA cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk rdZ gS fd vihykFkhZ dks bl ekeys esa feF;k lafyIr fd;k x;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd okLro eas [2025:RJ-JP:31260] (2 of 4) [CRLAS-1248/2025] ifjoknh i{k }kjk vfHk;qDr i{k ds lkFk igys >xMk fd;k x;k Fkk] ftlds lEcU/k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 152@2025 vfHk;qDr ds HkkbZ fgrs'k }kjk lEcfU/kr iqfyl Fkkus ij fnukad 18-2-2025 dks ntZ djkbZ xbZ FkhA mudk rdZ gS fd bl ?kVuk esa vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds Hkh pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSA ifjoknh i{k dh vksj ls bl ekeys esa tks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS mlesa dsoy vihykFkhZ dk uke gh vafdr gSA mlds }kjk fdlh O;fDr dks dksbZ pksV igqapkus dk vk{ksi ml ij ugha gSA mudk rdZ gS fd nksukas i{kdkj iMkSlh gS vkSj muds e/; iwoZ ls vkil esa fookn Hkh py jgs gSaA okLrfodrk esa vihykFkhZ }kjk vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e esa n.Muh; vijk/k dkfjr gh ugha fd;k x;k D;ksafd i{kdkjksa ds e/; tks >xMk gqvk gS] og iwoZ ds fooknksa dks ysdj gqvk gS] uk fd tkfr ds vk/kkj ijA mudk rdZ gS fd ,sls ekeyksa esa vfxze tekur dk izkFkZuk i= mu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa] tcfd i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ,oa lkexh ls vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ekeyk izFke n`"V;k cuuk ugha ik;k x;k gks] iks"k.kh; (Maintainable) gSA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mudh vksj ls fuEu U;kf;d fofu'p; izLrqr fd;k x;k %&

1. Prathvi Raj Chauhan Vs. Union of India MANU/SC/0157/2020 mudk rdZ gS fd vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr /khjt eDdM ds fo:) vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr vijk/k curk gh ugha gS rFkk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa mlds fo:) Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa n.Muh; vijk/k ds tks vk{ksi yxk;s x;s gSa] os lHkh tekurh; vijk/k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd iwoZ eas ikfjr vkns'k dh ikyuk esa vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk vuqla/kku esa Hkkx ys fy;k x;k gS rFkk mlls vc vkxs vuqla/kku fd, tkus dh vko';drk ugha gSA vr% vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkosA fo}ku vf/koDrk ifjoknh o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh vksj ls mDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ fn;k fd bl ?kVuk esa lHkh vfHk;qDx.k ,djk; gksdj ifjoknh ds ?kj ds lkeus vk;s Fks vkSj ifjoknh i{k ls igys mUgksaus gh >xMk fd;k FkkA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ eas vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk uke Hkh vafdr gSA bl ekjihV esa [2025:RJ-JP:31260] (3 of 4) [CRLAS-1248/2025] vkgr 'kSys"k dh ukd dh gM~Mh dk vfLFkHkax gqvk gS rFkk vU; O;fDr dUgS;kyky] jks'kuh o lkou ds Hkh pksVsa vkbZ gSaA mudk rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k muls vk;s fnu >xMk djrs jgrs gSa] ftlds dkj.k iwoZ esa vU; vfHk;qDr jkepUnz dks vij ftyk eftLVªsV ¼'kgj½] vyoj }kjk fnuakd 24-7-2023 dks /kkjk 133 n.M izfd;k lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr izLrqr ifjokn ij ikcUn Hkh fd;k x;k gSA vfHk;qDrx.k mUgsa ifjoknh ds ?kj ds lkeus Vªd [kMk djus ls euk djrs gSa rks bl ckr dks ysdj vfHk;qDrx.k >xMk djrs gSaA izdj.k vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr n.Muh; vijk/k ls lEcfU/kr gSA xaHkhj vijk/k gSA vr% vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= fujLr fd;k tk;sA geus rdZ&fordZ ij euu fd;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA miyC/k rF;kRFed fLFkfr ds vuqlkj blh ekeys esa vihykFkhZ ds HkkbZ fgrs'k }kjk Hkh dzkWl dsl ntZ djok;k x;k gSA ?kVuk esa vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds Hkh pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSA nksukas i{kdkj iMkSlh gS vkSj muds e/; iwoZ ls vkil esa fookn Hkh py jgs gSaA i{kdkjksa ds e/; tks >xMk gksuk crk;k x;k gS] og iwoZ ds fooknksa dks ysdj gksuk izdV gqvk gS] u fd ifjoknh i{k ds vuqlwfpr tkfr dk gksus ds vk/kkj ijA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ij fdlh vkgr dks fof'k"V pksV dkfjr djus dk vk{ksi ugha gSA vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds vijk/kksa ds vykok izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vihykFkhZ ds fo:) tks vfHk;ksx yxk;s x;s gSa] os lHkh tekurh; vijk/k gSA iwoZ eas ikfjr vkns'k dh ikyuk esa vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk vuqla/kku esa Hkkx ys fy;k x;k gS rFkk mlls vc vkxs vuqla/kku fd, tkus dh vko';drk ugha crkbZ xbZ gSA vr% mi;qZDr rF;ksa&ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, bl Lrj ij ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk] vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 24-4-2025 vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj izdj.k ds vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh@Fkkukf/kdkjh dks funsZ'k fn;s tkrs gSa fd og bl ekeys esa vihykFkhZ dks fxjQ~rkj fd;s tkus dh lwjr esa ;fn vihykFkhZ muds [2025:RJ-JP:31260] (4 of 4) [CRLAS-1248/2025] larks"kizn ,d yk[k :i;s dk O;fDrxr ca/ki= ,oa ipkl&ipkl gtkj :i;s jkf'k dh nks tekursa izLrqr dj rLnhd djok ns rks mls fuEu 'krkZas ds v/khu tekur ij vktkn dj fn;k tk, % 1- fd vihykFkhZ iqfyl vf/kdkjh }kjk iwNs tkusokys ifjiz'uksa dk mRrj nsus ds fy;s tSls vkSj tc visf{kr gks] miyC/k gksxkA 2- fd vihykFkhZ bl ekeys ds rF;ksa ls voxr fdlh O;fDr dks U;k;ky; ;k fdlh iqfyl vf/kdkjh ds le{k ,sls rF;ksa dks izdV u djus ds fy;s eukus ds okLrs izR;{k% vFkok ijks{k :i ls mls dksbZ mRizsj.kk] /kedh ;k opu ugha nsxkA 3- fd vihykFkhZ fcuk U;k;ky; dh iwoZ vuqefr ds Hkkjr ugha NksM+sxkA (SHUBHA MEHTA),J JITENDRA SINGH PANWAR /5