1 / 3 2025:CGHC:53203 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5675 of 2025 1. Rajnarayan Markam S/o Mahipat Markam Aged About 52 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1215/2, 1155/3 Village Bhala) Petitioner Is Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2. Rajkumar Poya S/o Rai Bahadur Aged About 42 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1208 And 1135 Recorded In The Name Mother, Village Bhala) Petitioner Is Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3. Shivbrat Ayam S/o Satan Sai Ayam Aged About 41 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 862 And 897 Village Bhala) Petitioner Is Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4. Ramsai Poya S/o Rajaram Poya Aged About 47 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1145 Recorded In The Name Of Father, Village Bhala) Petitioner Is Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5. Lochan Markam S/o Jokhan Markam Aged About 46 Years (Owner Of Part Of Land Bearing Khasra No. 1151 Village Bhala), Petitioner Is Scheduled Tribe And R/o Village Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. Superintending Engineer Water Resources Division, Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3. Executive Engineering Water Resources Division-II, Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4. Collector District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Ramanujganj, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 6. Tahsildar Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondents PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 For Petitioners : Mr. Shushobhit Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Pranjal Shukla, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 31/10/2025 1. Grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that they are land oustees and their lands were merged for construction of Girwani Vyapartan Yozna Mukhya Nahar Niman in the year 2019. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that earlier some of the similarly affected persons and residents of same village have also filed writ petition bearing WPC No. 240 of 2024 which was disposed of vide order dated 11.07.2025 directing the State authority to conclude the land acquisition proceeding within specified period, therefore, this writ petition may also be disposed of in similar terms. 3. Learned State counsel does not dispute the submission made by learned counsel for petitioner that some order is passed in WPC No. 240 of 2024. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. The writ petition filed by the petitioners therein in WPC No. 240 of 2024 raising similar grievance was disposed considering reply filed by the State Government in that petition observing thus: “2. Reply has been filed by Respondents/State. Learned State Counsel submits that the State is aware of the fact and therefore the acquisition proceeding has been initiated by the State for construction of Girwani Vyapartan Yozna, Mukhya Nahar Niman for larger public interest and the acquisition has already been approved. The land acquisition proceeding initiated by the Land Acquisition Officer if under process and after completing necessary legal formalities the award would be passed and thereafter, the compensation will be paid to the petitioner, subject to scrutiny, in accordance with law. After completion of the due 3 / 3 process, the compensation as per new rates will be awarded to the affected persons. 3. In view of the submissions made by the State in their Reply, which is supported by an Affidavit, it is directed that the State may conclude the land acquisition proceeding as has been averred in the Reply within a further period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order.” 6. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, that the grievance of petitioners herein are similar that of WPC No. 240 of 2024, this writ petition is also disposed of in similar terms. The concerned authority shall conclude the proceedings expeditiously within a further period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, subject to verification of facts. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE