1 2025:CGHC:34428 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3782 of 2025 1 - Rameshwar Yadav S/o Late Shri Chiruram Yadav Aged About 67 Years R/o Purani Basti, Chandi Mandir, Marg Kharsiya, Ward No. 07, Kharsiya District Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Rajesh Kumar Yadav S/o Late Shri Chiruram Yadav Aged About 58 Years R/o Turri Bhatha, Kharsiya, Ward No. 06, Kharsiya, District Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Shailendra Kumar Yadav S/o Late Shri Chiruram Yadav Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Sodhi, Tahsil Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Land Acquisition Officer/ Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Kharsiya, District Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Tahsildar Tahsil Kharsiya, District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Incharge Medical Officer Civil Hospital Kharsiya District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents VASANT KUMAR Digitally signed by VASANT KUMAR Date: 2025.07.21 17:10:37 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Bharat Lal Sahu, Advocate For State-Respondent : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 21/07/2025 Heard. 1. The petitioner has been filed this writ petition on the following relief(s) : “(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities consider the representation and to make payment of compensation of subject Agricultural land as per at present market value in accordance with provision of the Agricultural land Acquisition Act with 18% interest within stipulated time, in the interest of justice. (ii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted.” 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners were owner of the Agricultural land bearing khasra no. 68/1 area 0.348 hectare, which is situated at village Kharsiya, P.H. No. 22, Tahsil Kharsiya, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh and the petitioners were using for growing paddy and vegetable upon his said Agricultural land for livelihood of his family members and whole family members depended upon the said 3 Agricultural land. He further stated that as demarcation report, the aforesaid agricultural land of the petitioners has been acquired for the purpose of construction of Civil Hospital Kharsiya, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh without making any compensation and without following the provision of Land Acquisition Act, 2013. The petitioners humbly submitted that according to provisions of Agricultural land Acquisition Act, the respondent authorities have not paid any compensation to the petitioners, then the petitioners has many times approached to the concern authorities and have requested to pay compensation and to provide rehabilitation as per the provisions of the Agricultural land Acquisition Act, but the authorities have not paid any compensation to the petitioners, the action of the respondent authorities is illegal, arbitrary and against well settled principles of law respondent authorities have deprived of getting petitioners of his lawful right compensation, which was to be paid to the petitioners on account of acquisition of his respective Agricultural lands. Hence, this petition. 3. Learned State Counsel submits that as per revenue record, name of the sisters of the petitioners and also the name of wife of deceased- Tilak Ram is also mentioned in said the revenue record. 4. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission made by learned counsel for the parties, at this stage, the petition is 4 disposed of directing to Respondent No.4 to consider and decide the proceeding for compensation initiated by respondent No.4 with regard to khasra No. 68/1 area 0.348 hectare, which is situated at village Kharsiya, P.H. No. 22, Tahsil Kharsiya, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh expeditiously preferably within a period of ‘six months’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order, in accordance with rules, regulations and law. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant