1 / 2 2025:CGHC:53531 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5498 of 2025 • Gram Panchayat Agasi Through Its Sarpanch Shiv Sagar Singh S/o Narayan Ram, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Village - Agasi, Post - Patora, Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Commissioner Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 3. Collector Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 4. Sub Divisional Officer Lundra (Dhaurpur) Sub Division, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 5. Tehsildar Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh 6. Vishvanath S/o Kunwar Sai Aged About 60 Years R/o Village - Agasi, Post - Patora, Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh 7. Rajaram S/o Kunwar Sai Aged About 58 Years R/o Village - Agasi, Post - Patora, Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh 8. Indrasen S/o Baba Ram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village - Agasi, Post - Patora, Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh 9. Kalindar S/o Baba Ram Aged About 43 Years R/o Village - Agasi, Post - Patora, Tehsil - Lundra (Dhaurpur), Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Kishore Narayan, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 03/11/2025 1. This writ petition is filed against the order dated 04.04.2025 passed by Sub- PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 Divisional Officer (R.) pleading that the SDO(R) pursuant to the order passed in WPC No. 638/2025 (Vishvanath and others vs. State of Chhattisgarh) has stayed the proceedings of appeal. It is contended that the order in writ petition is not with respect to staying the proceedings of the appeal, however, the interim order is of maintaining status quo with respect to possession. 2. Learned State counsel submits that pursuant to the observation made by this Court on the late date of hearing, he has sought instruction and as per his instruction the appeal filed by petitioner is fixed for hearing on 12.11.2025 and thereby as of now the proceedings of appeal is in progress. Hence, this writ petition has rendered infructuous. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties 4. Taking into consideration submission made by learned counsel for the respective parties, nature of grievance raised and in particular submission made by learned State counsel that the appeal is in progress and the next date fixed by the SDO(R.) is 12.11.2025, this writ petition is disposed of directing Respondent No. 4/ SDO(R.) to consider and decide the appeal in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within an outer limit of 02 months from the date of receipt of this order. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE