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The Rajasthan High Court has issued a stay on a government order to regularize 86 unauthorized colonies in the Sanganer area. A public interest litigation (PIL) argued that the regularization would unfairly benefit a few influential people who have encroached on land that was originally acquired by the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB). The court has now ordered the state government to remove the encroachments and return the land to the RHB. The court's decision reinforces its strict stance against illegal construction and a disregard for urban planning.
The Rajasthan High Court has issued a stay on a government order aimed at regularizing 86 unauthorized residential colonies in the Sanganer area. The land, located between the B2 Bypass and Sanganer, was originally acquired by the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB). However, possession was never taken, which allowed influential people to take over the plots and create unauthorized colonies with society leases. The court's decision came on August 21, 2025, in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that argued the regularization would unfairly benefit these occupants. Advertisement
The Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department had issued an order on March 12, 2025, to regularize these colonies. The department's reasoning was that people had been living on the land for over three decades, and that regularization was necessary to provide basic facilities like roads. However, the PIL argued that the regularization would be a violation of the law and asked the court to stop the process and remove the encroachments.
The High Court, through a division bench of Justice S. P. Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, ordered the state government to remove the encroachments within eight weeks and barred any further moves to regularize the colonies. The court also ordered the government to return the land to the RHB and submit a progress report. The additional advocate general, Manoj Kumar Sharma, who represented the government, said that they would act according to the government's directions and requested more time from the court to respond to the PIL. The court's decision highlights a strong stance against illegal construction and a commitment to protecting the integrity of urban planning.
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