1 / 3 2025:CGHC:48732 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5066 of 2025 Gram Panchayat Niwaspur Through - Sarpanch Guha Singh Netam Son of Jhadu Singh Netam, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Village Niwaspur, Block Bodla, District Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary, Department of Cooperative, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector, Kabirdham, District Kawardha (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Shikhar Sharma, Advocate For State : Mr. Satish Gupta, GA (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 23/09/2025 1. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally. 2. By way of the instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for the ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2025.09.25 19:41:04 +0530 2 / 3 following reliefs:- 10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.2 to decide the application dated 20-08-2025 (Annexure P-4) within stipulated time period. 10.2 Any appropriate writ, direction or order may also kindly be passed in favour of the petitioners, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner has filed an application dated 20/08/2025 (Annexure P-4) before the Respondent No.2 raising objection for opening of Society at Village Panchayat, Khara and prayed for the opening of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society in Village Niwaspur, however, till date no action has been taken on the application of the petitioner, therefore, it is prayed that the concerned respondent authority may be directed to decide the same. 4. Learned State counsel submits that the instant petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Respondent No.2 to decide the application made by the petitioner. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents with utmost circumspection. 6. Perusal of Annexure P/2, which is a notification dated 07/08/2025, whereby the Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, Co-operative Society has invited objections and submissions up till 22/08/2025 and the petitioner has filed the objection on 20/08/2025. Therefore, 3 / 3 looking to the grievance raised by the petitioner, it would be appropriate to direct Respondent No.2 to decide the application/objection dated 20/08/2025 (Annexure P-4) raised by the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously as early as possible. It is ordered accordingly. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the objection of the petitioner on its own merits. 8. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- SD/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE ashu