Man claiming ownership of lands between Ganga and Yamuna, Delhi HC imposes a fine of Rs. 10,000 saying “writ petition is completely misconceived”

Today (December 19, 2023), the Delhi High Court was hearing a petition filed by Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh, claiming ownership of lands between Ganga and Yamuna. The single-judge bench hearing the matter stated that the filed petition was completely misconceived, an abuse of process of law, and a complete waste of judicial time. The bench said, “This Court is of the opinion that the writ petition is completely misconceived. The claims raised by the Petitioner in the present Writ Petition cannot be gone into or adjudicated in a writ petition. The Petitioner has only filed some maps, and historical accounts, which in the opinion of this Court do not indicate any existence of the Beswan family or the existence of any right of the Petitioner. The judgments, extracts from Wikipedia report, documents of political integration of India, and Instrument of Accession also do not substantiate the case of the Petitioner.” The HC dismissed the petitions and imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on the petitioner. It added, “Let the costs be deposited by the Petitioner with the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund within a period of four weeks from today.” 

In the petition, the petitioner (Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh) claimed to be a successor and heir of the Beswan family as well as claimed: “property rights to the Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as its ruler, which consists of United Province of Agra running between river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bulandshahr including, 65 revenue estates of Delhi Gurgaon and Uttarakhand.” He further claimed that Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as of date holds the status of a Princely State and the Beswan family holds the territories of United Provinces of Agra running between river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bulandshahar, and other territories. He further claimed in his petition that all the territories owned by them were never transferred to the Government of India. 

After hearing the matter, the HC decided to dismiss the writ petition by imposing a cost of 10,000 rupees on the petitioner and told him to submit it within 4 weeks from today (December 19, 2023).