1 2025:CGHC:18224 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1980 of 2025 1 - Rajkumar Jaiswal S/o Heeralal Jaiswal Aged About 60 Years R/o Beltara, Tahsil - Beltara, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.), Presently R/o Chantidih, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - Union of India Through- The Secretary, Ministry Of Transport And Highways (Department Of Road Transport And Highways), Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110001 (India). 2 - State of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department National Highway, Circle Raipur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Additional Commissioner Bilaspur Division, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Sub Divisional Officer (R)/land Acquisition Officer Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For Union of India : Shri Ramakant Mishra, Deputy Solicitor General and Shri Rishabh Deo Singh, Advocate For State Shri Satish Gupta, Government Advocate Digitally signed by GOPAL SINGH Date: 2025.06.07 15:42:17 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 22/04/2025 1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking the following reliefs: “10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may be pleased to allow the writ petition filed the petitioner and direct the Additional Commissioner Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) to consider and disposed of the application dated 16.09.2019 which has been registered Case No. 347/A-82/2019-2020 filed by the petitioner as early as possible within a period of 2 months to consider to grant a market value of the land acquired by land acquisition authority and also to direct the respondent no.4 to pass an order relating to the enhancement of the land and which has been acquired by the Land Acquisition Authority and since the said application which has been pending from 09.09.2019. 10.2 Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem and proper in the present circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the land in question has been acquired, but, market value of the land and also the relief relating to rehabilitation and interest rate have not been considered. The award passed by the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) and Land Acquisition Officer, Bilaspur in Land Acquisition Case No. 57/A-32/2016-17 on 01.08.2018 is also insufficient. An application has been filed 3 by the petitioner before the Additional Commissioner, Bilaspur Division on 09.09.2019 for enhancement of the compensation, but, the application is still pending. Hence, the said application filed before the Additional Commissioner, which is registered as Case No. 347/A-82/2019-20, be directed to be considered and disposed of as early as possible. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents jointly oppose the petition. 4. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the Commissioner, Bilaspur Division is directed to decide the Case No. 347/A-82/2019-20 filed by the petitioner within an outer limit of 30 days from the date of production of a copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to file an application along with a copy of this order before the Commissioner, Bilaspur Division in order to apprise the Commissioner about this order. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Gopal Singh