1 2025:CGHC:5052 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5085 of 2024 1 - Sonmatiya W/o Nandkumar Aged About 83 Years R/o Villege - Matin, Tahsil - Pasan, District - Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - Collector, Korba (C.G.) 2 - Division Railway Manager South East Central Railway, Bilaspur Tahsil And District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Sub- Division Officer, Podi - Uproda District - Korba (C.G.) 4 - Tahsildar Pasan Tahsil Pasan District - Korba (C.G.) …..Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Kripesh G. Kela, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No.2. : Mr. Bhupendra Pandey, Advocate along with Ms. Shweta Rai, Advocate. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 28/1/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who is owner of the land bearing Khasra No.67/4 area 0.4860 hectare and 52/3 area 0.3520 hectare situated at village Matin P.C. No.32, R.I. Circle AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.29 17:48:23 +0530 2 Jatga, Tahsil-Pasan & District-Korba C.G. seeking a direction towards the respondents for payment of compensation as the petitioner’s land has been used by Railway/respondents for construction of railway line. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a demarcation report of the land in question has been made by the respondent No.4 vide Annexure P-3. The demarcation report was prepared by the Revenue Inspector which was submitted to the Tahsildar and on the basis of which, the petitioner is claiming compensation towards the land which has been used by the respondent/Railway for construction of railway line. He further submits that the petitioner has submitted a representation before the respondent Nos.1 to 3, but till date, no steps has been taken by the respondents for payment of compensation to the petitioner. 3. Learned State counsel submits that if the land of the petitioner has been used, which is appears from the report submitted by the Revenue Inspector, the same shall be verified and examined by making a spot inspection by the SDO, thereafter, necessary steps shall be taken for payment of compensation towards the land of the petitioner in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the pleadings made by the petitioner and demarcation report of the Revenue Inspector. 3 5. In view of the pleadings made by leaned counsel for the petitioner, the SDO, Podi-Uproda, District:Korba/respondent is directed to make a verification/demarcation of the land of the petitioner afresh in accordance with law and if it is found that the petitioner’s land has been used for construction of railway line, necessary steps be taken for payment of compensation to the petitioner within a period of fifty days, in accordance with law. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep