1 2025:CGHC:46512 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4829 of 2025 Ashish Mandal S/o Late Manmat Mandal Aged About 35 Years R/o- Village- Madanpur, Tehsil- Latori, District- Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 -The Collector Surajpur, District- Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 3 -The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Surajpur, District- Surajpur 4 - The Tehsildar Tehsil- Latori, Surajpur, District- Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Mahatama Gandhi University Of Horticulture And Forestry Through Vice Chancellor, Labhandi, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Mr. Gyan Prakash Shukla, Advocate. For Respondent-State : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. AG with Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy GA. For Respondent No.5 : Mr. Keshav Gupta, Advocate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 11.09.2025 2 1. This writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashment of the impugned order dated 27.02.2025 & 04.07.2025 (Annexure – P/1) passed by the respondent/Collector. 2. During course of the argument, this Court finds that petitioner is having efficacious alternate remedy to file an appeal under Section 44(2) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (for brevity 'Act of 1959') against the impugned order Annexure P-1, therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Commissioner under Section 44 (2) of the Act of 1959 within ‘15 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order. On receiving such appeal, concerned Commissioner shall consider and decide the same in an objective manner and pass the reasoned order within an outer limit of ‘60 days’ from the date of receipt of such appeal. 4. During the period of above 15 days, it is directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merit of the case. Sd/- Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge J/-