1 2025:CGHC:19760 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2109 of 2023 1 - Dashrath S/o Late Shri Khulu Ram Aged About 78 Years By Caste Kanwar R/o Village Charpara, Tahsil Balouda, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest And Climate Change, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Principal Chief Of Conservation Of Forest Aranya Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Collector Office Of Collctorate, Janjgir, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Divisional Forest Officer Katghora, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh 5 - Rajesh Kumar Soni S/o Babulal Soni Aged About 50 Years R/o Khaparganj Bilaspur Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Shyam Kumar Soni S/o Babulal Soni Aged About 48 Years R/o Khaparganj Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Chandra, Advocate For State/Respondent No.1 to 4 : Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2025.05.06 18:54:36 +0530 2 Order on Board 30/04/2025 1. Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy. Government Advocate for the State/respondents No.1 to 4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has moved an application for settlement of the forest land in which he has constructed house and residing upon the same since last 40 years. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that subject to due verification and scrutiny of the claim of the petitioner, appropriate steps shall be taken at the earliest within a period of 60 days. 4. In view of the above submission made by the parties and as the petitioner has moved appropriate application before the authority concerned, however, it has not been decided. The authorities concerned are directed to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner within an outer limit of 45 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid observation(s) and direction(s), the present petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Ravi Mandavi