1 / 5 2025:CGHC:27619 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3229 of 2025 1 - Jalaluddin Shah S/o Saraaj Shah Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Md. Farukh @ Fakhruddin S/o Amiruddin Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Moijuddin S/o Late Sarfuddin Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Md. Hasnain Ansari S/o Abdul Majid Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Md. Babar Ali S/o Umar Ali Aged About 51 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 6 - Gulam Rabbani S/o Khaleel Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 7 - Smt. Jameela Khatun W/o Munna Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2025.06.28 13:40:05 +0530 2 / 5 8 - Iftekhar Alam S/o Late Jafar Alam Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 9 - Hasnain Alam S/o Israil Rahmani Aged About 39 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 10 - Tarikh Anwar S/o Khaleel Ansari Aged About 28 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 11 - Nasim Hajjam S/o Md. Kayum Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 12 - Irfaan Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 35 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 13 - Samsul Hak Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 14 - Smt. Rabiya Bibi W/o Hasnain Alam Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 15 - Khaleel Ansari S/o Jainul Ansari Aged About 42 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 16 - Taimun Nisha W/o Late Sattar Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 17 - Mahtab Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 46 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 18 - Md. Jaheeruddin Ansari S/o Husain Shaikh Aged About 53 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 3 / 5 19 - Meghnath Lakra S/o Dhansai Lakra Aged About 42 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 20 - Imtiyaj Ansari @ Imtiyaj Julaha S/o Mahbub Julaha Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 21 - Noorjahan Khatun W/o Firoz Alam Aged About 30 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 22 - Shameem Alam S/o Akhtar Ansari Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 23 - Aslam Ansari S/o Mujiddul Aged About 46 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 24 - Najbuddin S/o Md Haider Khalifa Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil- Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Mangement, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Commissioner Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) 4 - Collector Surguja Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Sub Divisional Officer Ambikapur Sub Division, District- Surguja (C.G.) 6 - Tehsildar Tehsil - Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 7 - Nazul Officer Tehsil- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 8 - Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division Surguja, District- Surguja (C.G.) 9 - Forest Range Officer Forest Range Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) 4 / 5 10 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 11 - Station House Officer Police Station Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Kishore Narayan, Advocate For State : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. AG along with Mr. Satish Gupta, GA For Respondent No.10 : Ms. Sonia Kuldeep, Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 25/06/2025 1. The instant petition has been filed against the order dated 17/04/2025 whereby the representation of the petitioner has been rejected and the petitioner has been directed to remove the alleged encroachment within 24 hours. 2. Brief facts of the case are that earlier the petitioner had filed a writ petition bearing WPC No.859/2025, wherein this Court disposed of the said writ petition by directing the petitioner to approach the Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division Surguja by filing an application raising his grievance. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the petitioner submitted a detailed representation along with all the requisite documents on 04/04/2025 and by the impugned order the representation of the petitioner has been rejected. Hence this petition. 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the respondents would submit 5 / 5 that the alternative remedy is available to the petitioner of filing an appeal, therefore, the instant writ petition is not maintainable. 4. Considering the fact that the alternative remedy of filing appeal is available to the petitioner, the instant writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file the appeal within a period of 07 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Till the appeal is filed within 07 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner and after lapse of period of 07 days, the respondent authorities shall be free to proceed further in accordance with law. sd/- SD/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE ashu