1 2025:CGHC:52396 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5587 of 2025 1 - Narsing Sahu S/o Ishwarlal Sahu Aged About 51 Years R/o Mandal Para, Sarora, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Bhagiram Sahu S/o Makhan Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Mandal Para, Sarora, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Pannala Sahu S/o Chhakalu Ram Sahu Aged About 46 Years R/o H. No. 216/1, Sarora, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Nemsingh Sahu S/o Late Bhagwat Ram Sahu Aged About 39 Years R/o Mandal Para, Sarora, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Sub Divisional O2cer (Rev.) Cum Land Acquisition O2cer Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Tahsildar Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Project Director National Highway Authority Of India, Project Executive Unit, Raipur, Village Jhanki Abhanpur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ----Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Akash Pandey, Advocate. For Respondent-State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, P.L. For Respondent- NHAI : Mr. Anand Kumar Gupta and Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Advocates Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2025.10.29 11:58:44 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 28/10/2025 1. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner is not challenging any particular order, rather are challenging inaction on the part of the respondent authorities, whereby even after construction of road over the land belonging to the petitioners, neither the land acquisition proceedings has been initiated nor any compensation amount has been paid to the petitioners for remaining land despite the various representation made by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner no.1 is the owner of land bearing Khasra No. 46/19, area 0.101 hectare. The Petitioner no. no 2 is the owner of khasra no. 46/30, area 0.101 hectare and petitioner no 3 is the owner of khasra no. 46/31 area 0.101 hectare and petitioner no.4 isthe legal heir of late Bhagwat and is owner of land bearing khasra no. 46/32 area 0.101 hectare situated at village Sarora, P.H. No. 89, Revenue Nigam Mandal (Birgaon) Raipur, Dist. Raipur. That, the res. no. 5 i.e. national highway authority has constructed road over the land of the villagers including the land of the petitioners. That the said construction of road was completed way back in the year of 2019, but the award was passed for Area 0.071 hectare each only where as the land of the petitioners has been completely used for construction. That on physical veriCcation it was found that for remaining land land acquisition proceeding has been not done and the compensation has also been not paid to the petitioners. That the petitioners have made various representation to the concerned land acquisition o2cer but till date neither the land acquisition proceeding has been initiated nor any consideration has been paid to the petitioners. That various oral representation were made by the villagers including the petitioner for determining and disbursement of compensation, but except the oral assurance no fruitful action has been taken by the respondent authorities. That earlier award was passed for some area of concerned khasra number but for remaining 0.30 hectare area of each petitioner, till date the compensation/sale consideration amount has not been released by the respondent authorities in favour 3 of the petitioners. Hence this petition. 3. Learned counsel for respondents submits that in view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioner seeking direction to respondent-authorities to consider the pending representation, they are having no objection to the limited prayer. The pending representation dated 15.07.2025 shall be considered in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case instead of keeping this petition pending, I Cnd it appropriate to dispose of the same at this stage directing the concerned respondent No. 2 to 5 to consider/decide the representation of the petitioner dated 15.07.2025 (Annexure P-6) as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law /rules /regulations within a period of 6 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the case. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Jyoti