1 2025:CGHC:9208 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CONT No. 1305 of 2024 1 - Mahetrin Bai W/o Pitar Lal Chandra Aged About 42 Years Owner Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 39/3, R/o Village Bhothiya, Tahsil Jaijaipur, District Sakti, C.G. 2 - Upendra Sahu S/o Late Kushal Prasad Sahu Aged About 27 Years Owner Of Land Bearing Khasara No. 62/1(Kh), 65/1, 65/2(Kh), R/o Village Bhothiya, Tahsil Jaijaipur, District Sakti, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Kartik Ram S/o Ghurau Ram Aged About 76 Years Owner of Land Bearing Khasra No. 63, 64 R/o Village Bhothiya, Tahsil Jaijaipur, District Sakti, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Dr. Kamalpreet Singh Secretary, Public Works Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahnadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Amrit Vikas Topno, Collector, Sakti, District Sakti, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Arun Som, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue)/land Acqusition Officer, Sakti Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Sushobhit Singh, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 21/02/2025 1. The present contempt petition has been filed by the petitioners under 2 Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 11/12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, for initiating of contempt proceedings against the respondents, alleging non-compliance of order passed by this Court on 21.03.2024 in WP(C ) No.1755 of 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents contended that a notification has been published by the State Government on 03.01.2025 under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and also contended that within three months from today order of this Court may be complied with. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the respondents, it is directed to the Collector-Sakti that he shall decide the case of the petitioners and to make payment of compensation within outer limit of three months from today, in accordance with applicable rules/law. 5. With the above direction, the contempt petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are liberty to file the appropriate petition if, this order has not been complied with by the Collector-Sakti within 03 months, as per applicable rules. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant VASANT KUMAR Digitally signed by VASANT KUMAR Date: 2025.03.01 16:57:13 +0530