1 2025:CGHC:54549 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5827 of 2025 1 - Pramod Kumar Gupta S/o Late Sakhichran Sao Aged About 45 Years R/o Jashpur Nagar Behind Axis Bank Ward No. 08, Tahsil And Dist- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Collector Jashpur District Jashpur 3 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Cum Nazul Officer Jashpur Distt.- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Vineet Kumar Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Anurag Tripathi, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 10/11/2025 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs:- PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.11.12 11:32:22 +0530 2 “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ/order/suitable direction towards respondent No.2 to consider and decide the application of petitioner withing stipulated period. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct respondent No.2 & 3 to issues the Bhumiswami Right/Patta as a settlement deed in favour of the petitioner with regard to the plot No.367/1 area 1300 sq.ft., situated at area Mahulla Khula Nazul Jurgum.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proceedings regarding allotment of land is still pending consideration. According to the order sheet dated 05.12.2024 of the Additional Collector, Jashpur, the matter was forwarded to the Collector for appropriate directions. However, till date, neither the Collector has taken any decision nor issued any guidance with regard to the allotment of Government land on ownership, which is the subject matter of the proceedings pending before the revenue authorities. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this writ petition on merits and only seek that directions be issued to the concerned Collector to consider the matter, take a decision and apprise the concerned sub-ordinate revenue authorities accordingly, within a specified time. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that as the petitioner is not pressing the writ petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to the 3 Collector i.e. respondent No.2 to consider the proceedings forwarded by the Additional Collector and to issue proper guidance and advice to the sub-ordinate revenue officer(s), he has no objection to the limited prayer. 4. From the proceedings and the documents placed on record in the writ petition as also from the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the proceedings for allotment of Government land is still under consideration before the Collector. Therefore, I am not inclined to consider the claim of the petitioner on merits and deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with certain direction(s). 5. On due consideration of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, particularly considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner seeking a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and issue guidance to the sub-ordinate revenue authorities in the proceedings for allotment of Government land pending before them, this Court directs respondent No.2 to take decision in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction(s)/observation(s), the Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Priyanka