1 2025:CGHC:18170 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1789 of 2025 Rajendra Prasad Katiyar S/o Late Chhote Lal Katiyar Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 2 Shankar Nagar, Dhangardipa Raigarh Tahsil And District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretar, Department of Urban Administration, Atal Nagar, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Collector, Raigarh Collectorate Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - The Municipal Corporation Raigarh Through The Commissioner, Thana City Kotwali Tahsil And District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. N.K. Malviya, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, P.L. For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge Order on Board 22.04.2025 1. Heard Mr. N.K. Malviya, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Santosh Bharat, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondents No.1 and 2 and Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3. YOGESH TIWARI Digitally signed by YOGESH TIWARI Date: 2025.04.24 11:54:14 +0530 2 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following relief(s):- “10.1 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to suitably direct the appropriate Authorities that they will allot a shop at newly constructed Sanjay Complex Raigarh [CG], in lieu of his present place of business and rehabilitate him before evicting him from his present place of business i.e. shops of snacks/tea situated Sanjay Complex Raigarh [CG]. 10.2 Any other relief, order/direction may be pleased to issue in the facts and circumstances of the case including imposing costs.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is occupant of Sanjay complex and was running a petty shop of snacks/tea and he is paying the rent to the Municipal Corporation from time to time including the tax and occupation charges. He further submits that similarly like nature of occupants has filed a petition bearing WPC No.678/2013 and order has been passed by the co-ordinate bench of this Court on 27.01.2021. He also submits that this case is squarely covered by the same order and the petitioner would be the beneficiary under the said order. 4. The order passed in WPC No.678/2013 on 27.01.2021 is reproduced herein below:- 3 “1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking for following reliefs :- “(i) The, the respondent authorities are bound to follow the provisions of Act 2014 related to relocation and eviction of Vendors and the local authority on the recommendation of Town Vending Committee be declared a zone or part of it to be a no vending zone for any public purpose and relocate the venders vending in the area. In such manner as prescribed in the sheme and no street vender shall be relocated or eviction from the local authority from the place without giving 30 days notice. The act of respondent authorities evict from place to place is arbitrary and provision of Act 2014. (ii) That the respondent may be directed to allot the shops to the petitioners and other existing vendors of Sanjay Complex, Raigarh, after its Pakka construction on a reasonable subsidized rate. (iii) Any appropriate writ, direction or order may also kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the cause. (iv) That, the respondent authorities be directed to follow the provision relating to regulation of venders by forming Town Vending Committee, thereafter registration of venders identification of zone and finally 4 allotment of the place to the venders etc. and till the exercise is completed, the petitioners may be allowed to do the working in the area, where they are already doing the same.” 2. In a nutshell, the petitioners are seeking for a direction of allocation of shops in the Sanjay Complex which the Municipal Corporation, Raigarh intends to build. Upon their being evicted from the said site where the said complex is proposed to be constructed. The petitioners have interim order in their favour in operation since 2013 itself along with other bunch of writ petitions. Pending the writ petition, the respondent Municipal Corporation through an affidavit by the Municipal Commissioner, Raigarh on 09.12.2020 has given assurance that petitioners who would be evicted from the site where the Sanjay Complex is proposed would be given a shop after it is constructed and ready to allot subject to the petitioners accepting the payment of rent and other payable dues for the said shop. The allotment of the shop would be by way of lottery till the shops are constructed, the persons who would be evicted would be given alternative land to pursue with their business. 3. For ready reference the conditions put forth by the Commissioner, Municipal 5 Corporation Raigarh is reproduced hereinunder :- **1- ;g fd ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; N]x] fcykliqj }kjk mDr fjV ;kfpdkvksa esa fnukad 03-12-2020 dks lat; ekdZsV dkEiysDl esa cktkj ds fuekZ.k ,oa iljk rFkk nqdku ds fuekZ.k ls lacf/kr izLrko rFkk mldk vkcaVu orZeku lCth fodzsrkvksa tks orZeku esa lCth iljksa es gS ] mUgs fdl izdkj ls iljk @nqdku dk vkcaVu fdl izdkj ls fd;k tkosxk bldh :Ikjs[kk rS;kj dj ,d Bksl izLrko 'kiFk Ik= ds ek/;e ls nsus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k gS ftlds ikyu ;g 'kiFk i= fn;k tk jgk gSaA 2- ;g fd lat; ekdsZV dkEiysDl esas LFkkfir lCth fodszrk ,oa vU; O;olk;h tks LFkku fuxe dks dCtk lkSirs gS mUgs miyC/k {ks=kuqlkj lqO;ofLFkr rjhds ls iljk@nqdku fuekZ.k dj O;oLFkkfir fd;k tk;sxkA 3- ;g fd O;oLFkkiu fd;s tk jgs lCth fodzsrk@O;olk;h ls mls vkcafVr nqdku ;k iljk ds fuekZ.k dk ykxr ,oa 'kklu ds xkbM ykbu ds vuqlkj muls ekfld fdjk;k uxj fuxe jk;x< }kjk fy;k tkosxkA 4- ;g fd tks O;fDr mDr lat; ekdzZsV dkEiysDl esa orZeku es ftl tehu ij dkfct gS mldk dCtk uxj ikfyd fuxe jk;x< dks nsus ij mUgs lat; dkEiysDl lCth eaMh esa izLrko ,oa Iyku ds vuqlkj fuekZ.k gksus rd oSdfYid iznk; LFky ij viuk O;olk; djuk gksxk vkSj tsSls gh lat; ekdsZV dkEiYsDl lCth e.Mh dk fuekZ.k gksrk gS mUgs 6 rn~uqlkj vkcaVu gksrs gh fuxe }kjk iznk; oSdfYid LFkku dks mUgs NksM+uk gksxkA 5- ;g fd lat; ekdsZV dkEiysDl lCth eaMh dks nks lky ds vUnj ;FkklaHko fuekZ.k djkdj mUgs bl ifjlj esa fu;ekuqlkj ykxr ewY; ,oa fdjk;k izkIr dj O;oLFkkfir@ vkcafVr fd;k tkosxkA 6- +;g fd fdlh Hkh fLFkfr esa ,d O;olk;h dks ,d ls vf/kd iljk@nqdku dk vkcaVu ugh fd;k tkosxkA 7- +;g fd LFky dk vkcaVu miyC/krk ds vuqlkj NksVk ;k cM+k fd;k tk ldrk vkSj blds lac/k esa ;kfpdkdrkZ ekuuh; U;k;ky; esa voekuuk ;kfpdk ds :i izLrqr ugha fd;k tkosxk D;ksafd uofufeZ.k nqdku ;k iljk NksVk ;k cM+k gks ldrk gSA 8+- ;g fd uofufeZr nqdku ;k iljk ds LFky dk vkCkaVu dk vf/kdkj uxj ikfyd fuxe jk;x<+ ds ikl lqjf{kr gksxk A 9-+ ;g fd nqdku @iljk dk vkcaVu ykVjh flLVe ls gksxk ftls vkcaVh ekuus gsrq ck/; gksxk vkSj mls LFky p;u dk dksbZ vf/kdkj ugha gskxk rFkk mlesa fdlh izdkj dk vkifRr djus dk dksbZ vf/kdkj mls ugha gksxk vkSj ,Sls vkcaVu ds fookn dh fLFkfr es uxj ikfyd fuxe jk;x<+ dk fu.kZ; vafre ,oa ekU; gksxk rFkk nksuksa i{kksa ij ca/kudkjh gksxka A 10 +;g fd lCth ;k Qy fodszrk tks orZeku esa dCtk/kkjh gS vkSj dCtkfuxe dks lkSirs gS mUgs iljk fuekZ.k dj ykxr ewY; ,oa ekfld ekud fdjk;k tks 'kklu }kjk fu/kZkfjr xkbM ykbu ds 7 vuq:Ik gksxk ogh fdjk;k fu/kZkfjr fd;k tkosxk ftldk Hkwxrku djus dk mRrjnkf;Ro vkcafVrh dks gksxk vkSj bl lac/k es vyx ls vkcaVu@fdjk;kukek ls lacf/kr nLrkost mls fu'ikfnr djysuk gksxk A 11 + ;g fd blh izdkj lCth fodszrkvks ds vfrfjDr tks orZeku dCtk/kkjh gS vkSj viuk dCtk fuxe dks lkSirs gS tSls diM+k nqdku@twrk nqdku @Hkkstuky; bR;kfn nqdkus gS muls mldk ykxr ewY; ekfld ekud fdjk;k tks 'kklu }kjk fu/kkZfjr xkbM ykbu ds vuq:i gksxk ogh fdjk;k fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkosxk ftldk Hkqxrku djus dk mRrjnkf;Ro vkcafVrh dks gksxk vkSj bl laca/k esa vyx ls vkcaVu@fdjk;kukek ls lacaf/kr nLrkost mls fu"ikfnr djuk gksxkA 12- ;g fd vkcafVr nqdku@iljk tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] ij vkcafVrh gh O;fDrxr :i ls viuk O;olk; djsxk vkSj og fdlh Hkh vU; O;fDr] pkgs og ifjokj dk lnL; D;ksa u gks] mls mldk dCtk fdjk;k ysdj ;k fcuk fdjk;s ds mi&fdjk;snkj ds :i esa ;k vU;Fkk ugha lkSaisxkA ;fn mlds }kjk bl 'krZ dk mYya?ku fd;k tkrk gS rks uxj ikfyd fuxe jk;x<+ dks rRdky dCtk okil ysus dk vf/kdkj gksxkA 13- ;g fd lat; dkEiysDl lCth eaMh dks O;ofLFkr <ax ls fuekZ.k djus dk izLrkfor uD'kk tks rS;kj fd;k x;k gS mls bl 'kiFki= ds lkFk layXu fd;k tk jgk gS tks 'kiFk i= ds vax ds :i esa ekuk tkosxkA** 8 4. Given the said undertaking by the learned Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Raigarh, this Court is of the opinion that prima facie grievance of the petitioner or the relief sought for by the petitioner seems to be redressed. In view of the same, the writ petition at this juncture stands disposed of directing the petitioner to vacate the said property in his possession within seven days from the notice which the Corporation would issue to the petitioner after the Corporation decides to start the construction. Any construction which the Municipal Corporation intends to raise at the said site would be subject to the necessary sanction, approval and authority of the concerned under various laws governing the field. 5. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that proposed site temporarily been given to the petitioners as of now on vacating the present premises his quite far from the town and there business would get adversely hampered due to this. The counsel for the petitioner submits that there are sufficient spaces available within the nearby vicinity from where the petitioners can operate their business temporarily. On this issue this Court is of the opinion let petitioners propose suitable alternative site to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Raigarh who in turn shall explore the possibility of locating the petitioners at the said place or at any other suitable site and 9 appropriate decision be taken in this regard. The Corporation also is expected to ensure that the construction of the shopping complex is done at the earliest so as to ensure that petitioners would be able to get relocated at the same place and resume their business at the earliest. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.” 5. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 fairly submits that an identical order has already been passed by this Court in WPC No.678/2013 vide order dated 27.01.2021 and they will consider the grievance of the petitioner in the light of order passed in WPC No.678/2013 vide order dated 27.01.2021. 6. In view of such fact, it is directed that the grievance of petitioner shall also be considered and redressed by terms set forth in the order dated 27.01.2021 passed in WPC No.678/2013 and shall comply with the requisition. The authorities concerned are directed to redress the grievance within some short period. 7. Accordingly, instant writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Yogesh