1 2025:CGHC:42338 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4479 of 2025 1 - Lakshni Bai W/o Dhan Singh Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Jhofara Dongitarai, Tahsil Gunderdehi, Dist. Balod C.G. 2 - Hiroundi Bai W/o Bhelu Ram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Jhofara Dongitarai, Tahsil Gunderdehi, Dist. Balod C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Dist Raipur C.G. 2 - Collector Balod, Dist. Balod C.G. 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Gundardehi, Dist. Balod C.G. 4 - Tahsildar, Tahsil Gunderdehi, Dist. Balod C.G. ----Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Ms. Avit Lakra, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 21/08/2025 1. With the consent of the parties, the matter is heard finally. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioners are not challenging any particular order, but seeking direction to the Collector Balod and SDM Gunderdehi C.G. for a time bound disposal of the representation made by the petitioners on dated 22.04.2024, 20.08.2024 & 24.04.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioners are Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2025.08.28 11:36:21 +0530 2 uneducated poor laborers and landless people. They were granted Patta on Abadi Bhoomi bearing Plot No. 28 & 29 situated at village Jhofara, Gram Panchayet Dongitarai, Tahsil Gundardehi, Dt. Balod, C.G. by the Gram Panchayet Dongitarai on 12/07/2005 with the condition that the house could be constructed on that land. After allotment of the land it was found that the aforesaid land was situated within the premises of school boundary, because of this the Petitioners could not construct their house in plot No 28 & 29 Thereafter several applications were given to the Gram Panchayet Dongitarai for exchange of the Plot and prayed that instead Plot No. 28 & 29 the Plot No. 50 & 51 be allotted to them and Patta be granted to them in this regard. Thereafter various Representations were given to Tahsildar Gundardehi, Dt. Balod, C.G. and also to the Collector Balod, Dt. Balod, C.G. but there was no heed for several years. At last the Petitioner preferred WPC no. 4879/2023 in the Hon'ble High Court for redressal of their grievances only after the impugned order dtd. 28/11/2023 passed by the Hon'ble High Court in WPC no. 4879/2023 the Petitioners have been now granted Patta for the Plot no. 50 & 51in exchange of Plot No. 28 & 29 for construction of their house that is after about 20 long years. Till then for about 20 long years the Petitioners had to go through suffer much going door to post with the prayer for exchange of the Plot No. 28 & 29 with plot No. 50 & 51. They had to spent much earned by hard labor on daily wages. Since they had no houses to live for last about 20 years they had to live along with their family in small rented huts with meager and no proper facilities for the children as well as the adults. Being homeless & landless for last 20 years the Petitioners had to suffer much economically as well as mentally in rearing and caring for their children and family due to inaction of the concerned Revenue officers and Respondents. It is because of this they are eligible and demand for compensation of Rs. 20,00,000/- twenty lakhs each for the untold for the untold economical and financial problems and also 20,00,000/- twenty lakhs (total 40,00,000/- lakhs) each for the mental agony the Petitioners and their family had to suffer during the last 20 years. For this several applications and representations have been 3 already preferred before the Respondents but again there is no heed and no sensitivity is shown by the concerned Respondents. Aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents the petitioners are preferring the instant Writ Petition before the Hon'ble Court. 4. Learned counsel for respondents submits that in view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioner seeking direction to respondents to consider the pending application towards payment of compensation, they are having no objection to the limited prayer and if the petitioner files a fresh representation, it will be considered in accordance with law. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case instead of keeping this petition pending, I find it appropriate to dispose of the same at this stage directing the petitioner to file a representation before the respondent-authorities along with all relevant document and copy of this order within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The concerned authorities shall decide the same after due verification of the facts in accordance with law within a period of 6 months from the date of filing of representation by the petitioner. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the case. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Jyoti