1 2025:CGHC:32226 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 240 of 2024 1 - Ganpat Saruta S/o Mahajan Sarut Aged About 40 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1187, 1233 Village Bhala) Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 2 - Ramsurat Porte S/o Ramcharan, Aged About 33 Years (Owner Of Part O Land Bearing Khasra No. 1186, Village Bhala), Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - Rambriksha Poya S/o Sohar Poya, Aged About 50 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1169 Village Bhala), Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 4 - Bali Ram Saruta, S/o Tulsi Saruta, Aged About 42 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1180/3, 1221/2, 1163/1 Village Bhala) Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 5 - Ramdeen Saruta, S/o Jageshar Saruta, Aged About 36 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1230, 892, 863 Village Bhala), Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 6 - Dhaneshwar S/o Arjun, Aged About 68 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1136, 1209 Village Bhala), Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 2 - Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Division, Balrampur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineering , Water Resources Division Ii, Ramanujganj, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 4 - Collector, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Ramanujganj, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 6 - Tahsildar, Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ----Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Sushobhit Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Nupur Trivedi, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 11/07/2025 1. Grievance of the Petitioners is that they are land oustees and their lands were acquired/merged for construction of Girwani Vyapartan Yozna Mukhya Nahar Niman in the year 2019. 2. Reply has been filed by Respondents/State. Learned State Counsel submits that the State is aware of the fact and therefore the acquisition proceeding has been initiated by the State for construction of Girwani Vyapartan Yozna, Mukhya Nahar Niman for larger public interest and the acquisition has already been approved. The land acquisition proceeding initiated by the Land Acquisition Officer if under process and after completing necessary legal formalities the award would be passed and thereafter, the compensation will be paid to the petitioner, subject to scrutiny, in accordance with law. After completion of the due process, the compensation as per new rates will be awarded to the affected 3 persons. 3. In view of the submissions made by the State in their Reply, which is supported by an Affidavit, it is directed that the State may conclude the land acquisition proceeding as has been averred in the Reply within a further period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With such observation/direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Jyoti