1 2025:CGHC:17949 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1779 of 2025 Anand Agrawal S/o Late Shri Ramlal Agrawal Aged About 69 Years R/o 3-C/4, VIP Estate, Khamardhi, Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - Prerna Education Society Through its Chairman, Shri Praveen Chandrakar, S/o Shri S.L. Chandrakar, R/o Near Balaji Mandir, Anand Nagar Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Praveen Chandrakar, S/o Shri S.L. Chandrakar, Chairman, Prerna Education Society, R/o Near Balaji Mandir, Anand Nagar Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Rakesh Chandrakar, S/o Shri G.R. Chandrakar, Treasurer Prerna Education Society, R/o Near Balaji Mandir, Anand Nagar Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Housing And Environment, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Collector Raipur, Collectorate, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) YOGESH TIWARI Digitally signed by YOGESH TIWARI Date: 2025.04.23 16:33:24 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Amrito Das, Advocate For State-respondent : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 21.04.2025 1. Heard Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Amrito Das, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. Advocate General for the State-respondent. 2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs: “A. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for records. B. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ directing the respondents to make regular payment of the rent as well as the arrears of rent which has accrued from September 2024. C. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ directing the state government to issue suitable notification to appoint Rent Controller for District Raipur forthwith. D. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ directing the Rent Controller to finally decide the application for eviction preferred by the petitioner within a prescribed time period. E. Grant any other or further reliefs that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in light of the facts and circumstances of the present case. 3 F. Grant the cost of the petition to the Petitioner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to inaction in the part of respondent authorities, the application filed by the Landlord before the Rent Controlling Authority is not being redressed as the posting of Prescribed Authority (RCA) has not been done by the State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that since the application was filed way back on 05.03.2021 (Annexure P/3) and the application is lying pending due to one or another reasons, lastly the reason was assigned that the Rent Controlling Authority has not been appointed at Raipur. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has submitted that vide order dated 13.03.2025, the Rent Control Authority has been appointed in respect of District Raipur, as such, the petitioner may be directed to approach before the concerned Rent Controlling Authority for redressal of his grievances, subject to due verification and scrutiny of the claim of the petitioner, appropriate steps shall be taken at the earliest within a short period. 6. Given the statement made by the counsel for the respondent-State, the writ petition at this juncture stands disposed of directing the petitioner to approach before the Rent Control Authority appointed in respect of District Raipur, for redressal of his grievances and as in the present scenario the Rent Controlling Authority has been appointed, the Rent Controlling Authority is directed to decide the pending application dated 05.03.2021 (Annexure P/3) expeditiously preferably within two months from the date of production of the copy of this order. 4 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on merits and the respondents may consider the case of the petitioner on its own merits. 8. With the aforementioned observations and directions, writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Yogesh