1 / 3 2025:CGHC:2142 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 192 of 2025 1 - Raju Ram Temo S/o Late Arjun Tamo Aged About 28 Years Address- Ward No. 12, Dantewada (NP), Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar, District Dantewada (C.G.) 2 - Dinesh Baghel S/o Rukdhar Baghel Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Paratras Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 3 - Susheela Nag D/o Mansingh Nag Aged About 32 Years R/o Samrathpara Bangapal, Chhotetumar, South Bastar, Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Executive Engineer, P.W.D. National Highway Division, Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 2 - Sub-Divisional Officer, P.W.D. National Highway, Sub-Division Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 3 - Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) West Bastar, Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 4 - Sub-Divisional Officer, Land Acquisition Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 2 / 3 5 – Tahsildar, Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 6 - The Collector, Dantewada, District Dantewada (C.G.) 7 - The Commissioner, Bastar Division, Bastar, Chhattisgarh 8 - Gram Panchayat Pataras, Through Sarpanch Pataras, South Bastar, Dantewada (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Nikhil Wadhwani, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 14/01/2025 1. The petitioners who are agriculturists of village Pataras, Tahsil Dantewada, District Dantewada, preferred the present writ petition seeking a direction towards the respondents for payment of compensation as some part of their agricultural land bearing Khasra Nos. 65/1 and 65/14 has been utilized by the respondent authorities for construction of a by-pass road from Jawanga in Geedam to Gumda via Balpet and Balud. 2. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the 90% of the said by-pass road has already been constructed however, no compensation has been paid to the petitioners till date. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents/State submits that if the land of the petitioners has been used or utilized for construction of by-pass road, the concerned Collector will make a 3 / 3 spot inspection and verify the said fact and necessary steps shall be taken for payment of compensation in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings of the petitioners. 5. From perusal of the pleadings, it appears that the by-pass road has been constructed by the respondent authorities and the land of the petitioners situated in village Pataras has been utilized by the respondent authorities. 6. In view of the above, the petitioners are directed to approach before the concerned Collector alongwith a copy of this writ petition within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Further it is directed that the concerned Collector shall look into the matter and take appropriate steps within a period of 30 days to demarcate the land and on such demarcation, if it is found that the private land of the petitioners has been occupied by the respondent authorities for construction of by-pass road, ensure payment of proper compensation to the petitioners, who are agriculturists, in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar