1 2025:CGHC:31853 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3527 of 2025 1 - Bhanu Prakash Pandey S/o Shri Girja Shankar Pandey, Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Rank, Post Kaudiya, Police Station Seepat, District Bilaspu Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - National Thermal Power Corporation Seepat Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Land Aquisition Officer Cum Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Vivek Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent No. 1 : Mr. Anuroop Panda, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 10/07/2025 1. Counsel for the Petitioner prays for the following relief(s):- (i)That, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to call for the entire records from the respondents for its kind perusal. (ii) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to direct the respondent No. 1 to consider the claim of petitioner for Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2025.07.11 10:45:09 +0530 2 grant of employment in time bound manner and to grant employment to the petitioner as per the letters dated 08.12.2014 and 07.11.2014 issued by Respondent No. 4, in the interest of justice. (iii) That this Hon’ble Court be further pleased to direct the respondent No. 1 to consider & decide the pending representation dated 22.08.2023 & 18.06.2025 of the petitioner and pass such other order or orders, direction or directions, writ or writs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit under the facts and circumstances of the case may also be issued in favour of the petitioner against the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that challenge in this petition is to the arbitrariness of the respondent no.1 whereby he is not considering the claim of petitioner for grant of employment in lieu of acquisition of the land belonging to the petitioner's father. Self acquired lands belonging to the petitioner's father were acquired by the Respondent No.1 and petitioner was given ITI training for grant of employment in lieu of acquisition of land. Respondent No.4 has directed Respondent No.1 on 07/11/2014 and 08/12/2014 to grant employment to the petitioner but to no avail. Earlier Writ Petitions have been withdrawn because of which claim of petitioner was kept pending. As of now, there is no suit or any other proceedings pending and there is no embargo upon the respondent no.1 in granting employment to the petitioner despite that the claim of petitioner is not being considered and petitioner is suffering serious prejudice and financial crisis due to inaction of the Respondent No.1, therefore he prays for considering the claim of petitioner for grant of employment in time bound manner and to grant employment to the petitioner as per the letters dated 08.12.2014 and 07.11.2014 issued by Respondent No. 4. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No. 1 submits that earlier also the petitioner has filed petition i.e. WPC No. 5528/2017 which has been dismissed as withdrawn on 08.08.2023 in which the petitioner had sought same relief. 3 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. On perusal of records, it is admitted fact that earlier the petitioner has filed writ petition i.e. WPC 5528/2017 which has been dismissed as withdrawn by him without any liberty and thereafter after lapse of about 2 years, the petitioner has filed this petition seeking same relief. As such, the present writ petition is not maintainable for the same set of facts. Thus, the present writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Jyoti