First Appeal to High Court (Revision Petition)

Format of First Appeal (Revision Petition) under section 115 of Civil Procedure Code to the High Court.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF _______________ AT _______________
(CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
(REVISION PETITION UNDER SECTION 115 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 1908)

REVISION PETITION NO ____ OF 20__

RANK OF THE PARTIES

Trial Court High Court

BETWEEN

Mr. ____________________

_______________________

_______________________ Plaintiff Petitioner

VERSUS

Mr. ____________________

_______________________

_______________________ Defendant Respondent

REVISION PETITION UNDER SECTION 115 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1908 CHALLENGING THE ORDER PASSED ON _____IN THE CASE NO._____.

The Petitioner above named most respectfully submit as follows:

1. The address of the Petitioner for the purpose of service of summons, notices, etc. from this Hon'ble Court is as shown in the cause-title and also that of their counsel Mr____________________, Advocate, at ____________________ ______________.
2. The addresses of the Respondent for the purpose of service of notices, etc., from this Hon'ble court is as shown in the cause title of the Respondents.

3. This First Revision Petition is filed by the Petitioner challenging the Judgment and Decree of Dismissal of Suit dated __.__.20__, passed by the Hon'ble Principal District Judge at __________, in O.S No. __/20__. The original suit in this matter was filed by the Appellants herein in public interest. The main concern in the suit and this appeal is the Suit Schedule Property which falls in ____________ at __________________, which is in the core of the protected are in the Western Ghats and has been declared as reserve forest. The Respondent have carried out construction work in the Suit Schedule Property and set up a huge hotel, in violation of the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, which requires that without the prior approval of the Central Government there cannot be any use of any forest land or any portion thereof for any non forest purposes.

The Learned Trial Court have without any legal basis held that there was no violation of Section 2 of the Forest Conservation Act. The construction work is for setting up a Hotel in the forest and the said tourist camp is not related to conservation or development of wildlife, and would in fact be detrimental to the wildlife and hence the finding of the Learned First Appellate Judge deserves to be set aside. Hence this Revision Petition.
(A Certified copy of the judgment dated __.__.20__ in O.S. No. __ / 20__ is annexed herein and is marked as ANNEXURE � A)

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE
4. It is submitted that the original suit in this matter was filed by the Petitioners herein, in the public interest. The main concern in the suit and this appeal is the Suit Schedule Property which falls in the core of the Protected land in the Western Ghats and has been declared as reserve forest.

5. That the learned judge of the Trial Court framed the following five issues:

____________________________________ _______________________

6. The Learned Trial Court Judge vide his judgment and decree dated ______________ answered the first question in the affirmative.

7. Aggrieved by the said judgment and decree and concerned by the continued illegal activities of the Respondent in constructing a hotel in the heart of a protected land, the Appellants have preferred this Appeal on the following grounds:

GROUNDS

A.____

B.____

C.____

8. THAT the impugned order suffers from various other legal infirmities, and viewed from any angle, the impugned order is bad in law and facts and is liable to be quashed by this Hon'ble Court.

9. The Petitioner crave leave of this Hon'ble Court to raise any additional grounds as may be necessary at the time of considering the present Petition.

10. The Petitioner have not preferred any other Appeal on the same cause of action either before this Hon'ble Court or before any other Court of Law.

11. VALUATION: The suit in O.S. __/20__ was filed by way of Public Interest
Litigation under Section __ of ____________ Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958. A court fee of Rs. __/- is paid by the Petitioners in this Revision Petition. The value of suit for purposes of Jurisdiction is Rs. ____________/-.

PRAYER

in this circumstances the appellants above named most humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may pleased to: -

(a) Allow this Revision Petition and set aside the judgment and decree dated ____________ passed in O.S. No. __/ 20__ produced as ANNEXURE - A;

(b) Issue a permanent injunction restraining the Respondent and his
agents and subordinates, from carrying out any construction in the Suit
Schedule Property and restoring the Suit Schedule Property as it stood
before the filing of the suit; and

(c) Award costs of the Appeal and pass any other order that this Hon'ble
Court deems fit to be granted in the circumstances of the case in the interests of equity and justice.

AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS THE PETITIONER AS DUTY BOUND SHALL EVERY PRAY.

THROUGH

ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER

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First Appeal to High Court (Revision Petition)

Format of First Appeal (Revision Petition) under section 115 of Civil Procedure Code to the High Court.

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