1 / 2 2025:CGHC:55008 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5888 of 2025 • Dinesh Kumar Sahu S/o Lt. Haricharan Sahu Aged About 56 Years R/o Namadgiri Road Ward No. 4 Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, P.O. And P.S. Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Collector Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 3. Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 4. Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. V.K. Pandey, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 12/11/2025 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 Issue notice to the respondents returnable within early date of hearing. 10.2 Direct the respondents No. 2 to 4 to initiate land acquisition proceeding and pay just and proper compensation to the petitioner in lieu of acquisition of land. 10.3 Direct the respondents to consider and decide the representation moved by petitioner within stipulated period in accordance with law. 10.4 cost of the petition.” PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that possession of private ownership land of the petitioner has been taken over by Respondent No. 4 and thereby they have acquired the land of petitioner for the purpose of construction of CC road, however, no proceedings for acquisition of his land is initiated nor any compensation is paid to him. He submits that petitioner has also submitted representation before Respondent No. 2/ Collector and also given legal notice to Respondent No. 4 on 25.08.2025. However, till date representation/ notice has not been considered and replied and therefore, direction be issued to Respondent No. 4 to consider and to take decision on the representation/ legal notice submitted by petitioner within specific time frame. 3. Learned State counsel submits that grievance of petitioner is against Respondent No. 4 for whom he is not appearing. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. Grievance of petitioner is that the private ownership land of petitioner is used by Respondent No. 4 for the purpose of construction of CC road without initiating any proceeding of acquisition or making payment of compensation and the representation for which is still pending consideration before Respondent No. 4. 6. In the aforementioned facts of the case, I am of the view that it will be appropriate to dispose of this writ petition at this stage directing Respondent no. 4/ Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council, Surajpur to take decision on the representation/ notice served by the petitioner upon Respondent No. 4, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, writ petition stands disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE