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2025 DAILYLAW 34168 (CHH)

PRATIBHA DEVI JAGATRAMKA (DELETED) v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPC/3933/2022 · 2025-07-14

Shri Arvind Kumar Verma

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1 2025:CGHC:33001 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3933 of 2022 1 - Pratibha Devi Jagatramka (Deleted) As Per Honble Court Order Dated 15-04-2025. 2 - Ganesh Kumar Jagatramka S/o Late Banwari Lal Jagatramka Aged About 77 Years Permanent Residence Shyam Takkies Road Raigarh, R/o At Present- Attarumda, Tehsil And District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Social Welfare Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Maintenance Tribunal Through Its Presiding Officer Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Office Compus, Raigarh, District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Appellate Tribunal Through Its Presiding Officer, District Magistrate, Raigarh, District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Anant Kumar Jagatramka S/o Ganesh Kumar Jagatramka Aged About 52 Years Occupation- Business (Pro-Heramb Industries), Residence- Shyam Talkies Road Raigarh Tehsil And District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sunita Jagatramka W/o Anant Kumar Jagatramka Aged About 47 Years Occupation Business, Residence- Shyam Talkies Road Raigarh Tehsil And District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Akhilesh Jagatramka S/o Ganesh Kumar Jagatramka Aged About 48 Years Occupation- Businese Residence- Nai Sadak, Beside Alok City Mall, Tehsil And District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, Advocate. For Respondent-State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, PL For Respondent Nos.4 & 5 : Mr. Surfaraz Khan, Advocate. For Respondent No.6 : Mr. Hari Agrawal, Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 15.07.2025 1. This writ petition has been preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an order to set-aside the impugned orders dated 28/02/2022 and 23/05/2022 passed by the Maintenance Tribunal and Appellate tribunal in case no unregistered/B-121/2021-22, *Wrongly Mentioned in impugned order dated 23/05/2022 as case Ν. 1/B- 121/2021-22)and revenue case N. 20/B-121/2021-22 respectively between Pratibha Devi Jagatramka & another vs state of Chhattisgarh & others and also to pass an order to vacate the house in question by respondent N 4, 5, & 6 and vacant possession of it along with the movable articles mentioned in the schedule attached with the application be handed over to the petitioners. 10.2 That, Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an order to take the action against the respondent N. 2 & 3 presiding officer of the maintenance tribunal and appellate tribunal without applying its mind into the facts and documents of the instant case and mentioning the fact, out of the petition and showing its neglecting the duties imposed by law in tendering the justice to the petitioners because its act are against the spirit of maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens Act, 2007. 10.3 Any appropriate writ, direction or order may also kindly be passed in favour of the petitioners, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Since, at the very outset, learned counsel for the respondents pointed out that present writ petition is maintainable, therefore, this Court first 3 deals with the point of maintainability of this writ petition. 3. This writ petition has been preferred against the order dated 23/05/2022 (Annexure P-1) passed in Revenue Case No.20/B-121/2021-2022 by respondent No.3/Appellate Tribunal, Presiding Officer District Magistrate (constituted under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007), (for short, ‘Senior Citizens Act’) arising out of order dated 28/02/2022 passed by respondent No.2/Maintenance Tribunal, Presiding Officer Sub Divisional Magistrate. 4. The original relief claimed by the petitioners before respondent No.2 (under the provisions of Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act) reads as under: “ अतः प्रार्थना है , कि उक्तः स्थिकितः में अधिकिनायमें प्रावना तःहैतः आवदगण आवदना स्वर र उन्है आवदिद क्रं# 01 $ अचल सं#पत्ति* पर ब्जा एव# आवदगण $ सं.च अना/संर चल सं#पत्ति* वपसं शीघ्र दिदलय जाना $ 2 प र। 5. Vide order dated 28.02.2022 (Annexure P-12), respondent No.2 has rejected the application of the petitioners/late Ms. Pratibha Devi Jagatramka & Ganesh Kumar Jagatramka, thereafter, petitioners have filed the appeal before respondent No.3, which also came to be dismissed vide order dated 23.05.2022 (Annexure P-1) on following grounds: “5 - तः2तःय व्यवहैर न्ययशी वग-2 रयगढ़ (छ०ग०) व्यवहैर वद में# A/108/2021 पक्षर अखि:लशी / मेंर जागतःरमें आत्मेंजा गणशी / मेंर जागतःरमें विरूद्ध गणशी / मेंर जागतःरमें आत्मेंजा बनावरलल जागतःरमें एव# अन्य 06 वतःमेंना में किवचरना है । जिजासंमें श्यमें टा$जा रड रयगढ़ स्थितः नाजा.ल शीटा में# 43 प्लटा नाम्बर 1459 वगफु/ टा पर स्थितः मेंना भाग वद किवषय रूप में उ*रवदG में# 03 द्वार प्रास्तः/तः किय गय है । व्यवहैर न्ययलय में उक्तः प्रारण $ आगमें पशी दिदना# 15-07-2022 किनायतः है । 4 6- इसं प्रार जा वद किवषय व्यवहैर न्ययलय में किवचरना है , उसं वद किवषय पर अना न्ययलय में किवचरण नाहैJ किय जा संतः । अना न्ययलय द्वार अपलर्थKगण द्वार प्रास्तः/तः आवद्वाना पत्र आदशी दिदना# 28-02-2022 द्वार किनारस्तः र ई त्र/दिटा नाहैJ $ गई है । अतःएव अपलर्थKगण द्वार प्रास्तः/तः अपल किनारर हैना सं किनारस्तः $ जातः है । प्रारण नास्तः र । अत्तिभाल: ष्ठ भाजा । 6. It is an admitted fact that Civil Suit No.A/108/2021 between (Akhilesh Jagatramka versus Ganesh Kumar Jagatramka & Ors) is still pending before the learned 3rd Civil Judge, Class-II, Raigarh for title and possession of the subject suit property, therefore, respondent No.3 has dismissed the claim of the petitioners on the basis of the issue of right & title of the respondents to possess and occupy the subject property was subject matter of the Civil Court. Since, the matter is pending before the Civil Court, therefore, respondent No.3 has dismissed the case of the petitioner on the ground of maintainability, which is just proper and in accordance with relevant rules and law. 7. For the foregoing discussion, instant writ petition is not maintainable in the eyes of law and accordingly it is hereby dismissed, reserving the rights of the petitioner to contest the civil suit before the concerned Civil Court. CC as per rules. Sd/- Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge J/-