1 2025:CGHC:27976 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3232 of 2025 Gomti Bai Chandra D/o Kishorilal Chandra Aged About 54 Years W/o Bhawani Shankar Chandra, Aged About 54 Years, R/o Village Naishi Gudi, Jaijaipur, District Sakti Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management , Mantralaya Naya Raipur Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Collector Sakti, Tehsil And District Sakti Chhattisgarh 3 - The Sub Divisional Officer, (R) /land Acquisition Officer, Malkharoda, District Sakti Chhattisgarh, The Malkharoda, District Sakti Chhattisgarh 4 - The Tehsildar, Tahsil Adbhar, And District Sakti Chhattisgarh 5-Executive Engineer Cum Member Secretary, Project Implementation Unit Comes Under Pradhanmantri, Gram Sadak Yojna And Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency Janjgir District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Saraf, Advocate For State : Mr. Anurag Tripathi, PL VASANT KUMAR Digitally signed by VASANT KUMAR Date: 2025.06.27 10:55:44 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 26/06/2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner on the following relief(s) : “10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent's authority to grant /disburse the amount of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, with interest and entire consequential benefits forthwith/or/ within stipulated time period. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly direct the respondent's authorities to decide the petitioner representation and claim positively within stipulated time period. 10.3 Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in favour of the petitioner may kindly be passed.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the respondents authority neither decided the representation nor granted/disburse 3 award in favour of the petitioner till the date since the acquisition was done in the year of 2006-2007. The Right to Property is a Constitutional Right provided under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. He further submits that the subject land has been utilized for the for Karigaon-Chandeladih access road and till the date petitioner has been deprived from the compensation. There is no dispute in the fact that, the petitioner is recorded owner of subject land and she is the sole entitle to get the said compensation under the Act. He further submits that the petitioner has already given representation the respondent no.2 /Collector, but till the date no conceives steps were taken by the respondent regarding grant of compensation to the petitioner. The petitioner reserves her all rights to raise any other grounds at the time of hearing of the case with due permission of this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the State contended that after verification of the facts, respondent authorities are ready to decide the representation of the petitioner. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition stands disposed of directing to respondent authorities that after verification of the facts of the case consider 4 and decide the representation of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, as per rule, regulations and law. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant