1 2025:CGHC:1627 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 121 of 2025 1 - Antram S/o Sonau Teli Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 2 - Chandravati Sahu Wd/o Puniram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 3 - Gagan Sahu S/o Puniram Aged About 26 Years R/o Village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 4 - Kunika Sahu D/o Puniram Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 5 - Ratiram S/o Chainsingh Kawar Aged About 68 Years R/o Village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Balodabajar-Bhatapara, District Balodabajar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.01.10 22:49:44 +0530 2 3 - Collector Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub-Divisional OfÏcer (Revenue) Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh- Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Shri Ritesh Giri, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 10.01.2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners who are land owner of village Bhogdih, Tehsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) seeking compensation on the ground that there land has been utilized for construction of road Bilaigarh-Basna. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners by referring (Annexure P/3 & P/4) submits that vide public notice dated 07.07.2022, the Collector has notified the land of the petitioner under Land Purchase Policy on Mutual Consent 2016) and invited objection from the general public and finally on 03.08.2022 permission were granted for purchase of land vide (Annexure P/4), where the name of the petitioners are there. In spite of the said assurance for purchase of land on the assessed value of land as prescribed in the order dated 03.08.2022 and though the road has been constructed over the land of the petitioners but no payment of the said amount of compensation/sale value of the land has been made to the petitioner till date. 3 3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that if the permission dated 03.08.2022 purchase is there and compensation/sale value of the land has not been paid to the petitioner, proper steps shall be taken in accordance with law, for payment of compensation towards the said land. 4. I have heard counsels for the parties and perused the pleadings and documents placed in the writ petition. 5. From perusal of (Annexure P/3), the Collector by exercising power under the Scheme 2016 notified the land of the petitioner and proposed to purchase the land of the petitioner on mutual consent for construction of Bilaigarh-Basna Road and subsequently permission for purchase has been granted by assessing the value of the land. As per the petitioner till date the land has not been purchased from the petitioner and no compensation has been paid, however the land of petitioner has been utilised for construction of road. Hence, the Collector is directed to look into the matter and take necessary steps within a period of 45 days for payment of compensation to the petitioners/his legal heirs in accordance with law, particularly in accordance with the order/permission dated 03.08.2022 issued by the Collector himself. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed off. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib