1 2025:CGHC:9840 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 29 of 2025 1 - Narayan Singh Sahu S/o Late Prabhuram Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Rivagahan, Post - Bhendra Tahs-Bhakhara And District Dhamtari (C.G.). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Shri Rajesh Kumar Toppo Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Capital Complex, New Raipur, Raipur (C.G.). 2 - Shri K.S. Guruvar, Chief Engineer, Department Of Water Resources, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 3 - Shri B.K. Magedra, Executive Engineer, Mahanadi Jalasay Pariyojana No. 1, Gangrel, (Rudri) District Dhamtari (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. J.K. Gupta, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Aniket Verma, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 27/02/2025 1. The instant contempt petition has been filed by the petitioner herein, alleging non-compliance of this Court’s order dated 29.01.2024 passed in WPS No. 449 of 2024. 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that order of this Court in WPS No. 449 of 2024 passed on 29.01.2024 has not been complied with by the respondent authorities. 3. Per contra, learned counsel for respondents presented the copy of order dated 24.02.2024 through covering memo and submits that order passed by this Court has already been complied with. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Para 3 of the order dated 29.01.2024 reads as under: “3. On the basis of submissions made by counsel for both the parties, considering the facts of the case and the limited prayer made by counsel for the petitioner which is not opposed by learned State Counsel and further taking into consideration the judgment passed by this Court in the case of Roy Mathew (supra), Smt. Sabita Masand (supra) and also taking into consideration the judgment passed by this Court in WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors.) and other connected matters, this writ petition is disposed of, at this stage, permitting the petitioner to submit detailed representation before the concerned respondents/Competent Authorities within “three weeks” from today, raising all grounds as raised in this Writ petition along with 3 copy of this petition. On making such representation, concerned respondents/Competent Authority shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law and relevant rules, within an outer limit of “60 days” from the date of receipt of copy of such representation.” 6. The petitioner has filed representation before the Secretary, Water Resources Department on 06.02.2024 and the Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Project, Raipur (C.G.) has rejected the said representation vide its order dated 24.02.2025. 7. Therefore, in the considered opinion of this Court, the order dated 29.01.2024 passed by this Court in WPS No. 449 of 2024 has been complied with and there is no willful disobedience of the order of this Court. 8. With the aforesaid observation, the present contempt case stands finally disposed off. 9. However, the right of the petitioner would stands reserved to assail the subsequent order passed by the respondents in an appropriate proceeding. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE Madhurima