Supreme Court Rejects Rajasthan Government’s Appeal on 87 Illegal Colonies in Sanganer

The government of the state did not find relief from the Supreme Court in the 87 illegally constructed colonies on land purchased for the Rajasthan Housing Board. The court showed displeasure during the hearing and did not intervene in the High Court ruling. After this, the Rajasthan government withdrew its appeal and expressed its desire to withdraw the appeal, which the court dismissed, granting permission. The government will now present its case in the High Court.

A division bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed the state government's appeal, which sought to protect encroachments in Jaipur's Sanganer area. The Supreme Court clearly instructed the government that, on this matter, it should express its views in the High Court. The Supreme Court will not interfere with the interim order. The government challenged the High Court's order to demolish illegal constructions in 87 colonies built on Housing Board land through an appeal, but like the High Court, the Supreme Court also dealt a blow to the government.

The state government was preparing to regularize these encroachments, but the Public Against Corruption organization filed a petition in the High Court against it. During the hearing of this petition, the High Court took a strict stance on encroachment. Now, after being reprimanded by the Supreme Court, the state government has only the option of presenting its case in the High Court.

The petition filed in the High Court by the Public Against Corruption organization states that on March 12, 2025, the Rajasthan government issued an order to regularize the colonies in Sanganer that were illegally built on land acquired for the Housing Board. According to the petition, these 87 colonies are located in the area between the B-2 bypass and Sanganer. The Housing Board has paid the farmers for this land, but officials, in collusion with land mafias, have encroached upon the land, and are now implementing regularization.

During the hearing on August 20, 2025, the High Court remarked that illegal construction will not be tolerated. It questioned how encroachment on government land can be regularized. The court halted the state government's efforts to regularize illegal construction and ordered a report within eight weeks after removing all illegal construction. The court also ordered action against the guilty officials.

Advocates Poonam Chand Bhandari, Abhinav Bhandari, and Dr. T.N. Sharma, representing the organization Public Against Corruption in the High Court, allege that many influential people own plots in these illegal colonies. It was under their pressure that the state government approached the Supreme Court. The government's appeal to the Supreme Court made it clear that these influential people had a role in this matter, but their efforts were not successful due to the displeasure of the Supreme Court.