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2025:CGHC:42844
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 4521 of 2025 Laxmi Prasad Gupta S/o Radheshyam Gupta Aged About 59 Years R/o Village Gataura, Tahsil And Police Station Masturi District - Bilaspur (C.G.)
... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Collector Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - The Tahsidar Masturi District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - The Revenue Inspector Tahsil Office Masturi District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Patwari P.H.No. 1, Tahsil Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Ajeet Kumar Yadav, Advocate For State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, PL
2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma
Order on Board 25/08/2025
1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has sought following relief(s) :
“10.1 That this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.3 to ensure demarcation of the land of the petitioner, forthwith, as per
order/memo dated 22.11.2024 issued by the respondent No.3, in accordance with law. 10.2 That any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the cost of the petition may be given.”
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that this petition has been filed by the petitioner against the illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory action on the part of the respondents in not conducting demarcation of the land of the petitioner, in spite of making several requests and applications for conducting demarcation of the said land.
3. Learned counsel for the State contended that the alternate remedy available to the petitioner under Section 44(1) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, therefore, this petition is not maintainable.
4. I have heard learned counsel for the 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, on perusal of Annexure P-1, I
3 have found that the demarcation of the land of the petitioner has already been done still if the petitioner is dissatisfied with the said demarcation report, he is at liberty to challenge the same before the concerned authority under Section 44(1) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959.
6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the instant petition is dismissed with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/-
(Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant