1 2025:CGHC:17977 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1937 of 2025 1 - Sudhindra Das Vaishnav S/o Shri Ganesh Das Vaishnav Aged About 45 Years R/o Madhuban Para Raigarh Tahsil And District - Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Collector, Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - The Society Manager, District Society Department, District Office Raigarh, District - Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner :- Mr. Vivek Kumar Pandey, Advocate For State :- Ms. Anuja Sharma, P.L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 21.04.2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ/ order / suitable direction towards the respondent no.1 to consider and decide the application of petitioner within stipulated period. VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR Date: 2025.04.21 17:25:31 +0530 VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR Date: 2025.04.21 17:38:33 +0530 2 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief, as it may deem fit. 10.3 Cost of the petition may also be awarded.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has moved an application / representation before the Collector Raigarh as on his land, without authority and without any permission or inspite of any acquisition proceeding, the Mandi Office is being run. He submits that the petitioner has made a representation way back on 19.06.2024 before the concerned Collector, however, it has not been decided till date and the petitioner is deprived from his right to property under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. 3. Considering the grievance as raised by the petitioner vide his representation dated 24.09.2024, the concerned respondent authority i.e. the Collector Raigarh is directed to consider and decide the application of the petitioner preferably within a period of 30 days from the date of copy of this order, in accordance with law. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The concerned authority is at liberty to pass orders on its own merits, in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid observation(s)/direction, the instant petition is hereby disposed off. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha