1 2025:CGHC:3753 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 281 of 2025 1 - Jaya Swati Topno W/o Praveen Chandra Hora Aged About 47 Years R/o Kacchari Para, Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Union of India Through The Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways (S And R (P And B) Section) Tranport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110001 2 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Collector Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, (National Highway Authority of India) Division Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, (National Highway) Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Through The Regional Manager (Retail) Bilaspur, Regional Office, Bajpai Pavilion, First Floor AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.22 17:02:47 +0530 2 Vyapar Vihar Main Road Bilaspur Chhattisgarh - 495001 6 - Hindustant Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Through The Deputy General Manager (Retail) Bilaspur, Regional Office, Bajpai Pavilion, First Floor Vyapar Vihar Main Road Bilaspur Chhattisgarh - 495001 7 - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Through Sales Officer, Sales Area - Ambikapur Chhattisgarh Regional Office, Bajpai Pavilion, First Floor Vyapar Vihar Main Road Bilaspur Chhattisgarh - 495001 8 - Smt. Jiwanti Lakra W/o Nelson John Lakra Aged About 45 Years R/o Cheer Bagicha, Ward No. 09, Jashpur Nagar, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 496331 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Devendra Patel, Advocate. For Respondent No.1. : Mr. Ramakant Mishra, D.S.G.I. For Respondent/State : Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy.G.A. For Respondent Nos.5 to 7 : Mr. Ali Asgar, Advocate. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 21/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a limited prayer that the representation dated 05/12/2024 Annexure P-13, which is pending before the Collector has not been decided and the Collector is not considering the objection regarding the NOC, which has been granted to the respondent No.8, as the same is against the circular dated 24/07/2013 and 26/06/2020 issued by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already submitted a representation to the Collector dated 3 05/12/2024 and also to the Chief Engineer (National Highway) vide Annexure P-15 dated 18/12/2024, but till date, no decision has been taken on the representations submitted by the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submit that if the representations are pending before the authority and it has not been decided yet, the same shall be decided by the stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the representations submitted by the petitioner. 5. As the representations are pending before the authority i.e. the Collector as well as the Chief Engineer (National Highway), the respondents are directed to consider the representations filed by the petitioner within a period of twenty days in accordance with law. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep