1 2025:CGHC:54679 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5863 of 2025 1 - Purshottam Das Mahant S/o Shiv Das Mahant Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Amoda Tahsil Hasoud District Sakti Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector, Sakti Distt. Sakti Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub Divisional Officer (R)/ Land Acquisition Officer Sakti, Distt. Sakti Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Department, Division Janjgir, Headquarter Champa, Distt. Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate For State : Mr. Pranjal Shukla, Panel Lawyer PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.11.12 11:32:36 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 10/11/2025 1. Grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is of non-initiation of proceeding of acquisition of land though land of the petitioner has come within the submerged area of Mironi Stop Dam. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of land bearing Khasra No.1074/3 measuring 0.35 acre situated at village- Amoda, P.H.N. 35, R.N.M & Up-Tahsil- Hasoud, District -Sakti. For construction of Mironi Stop Dam, land of the petitioner is also coming within the submerged area, however, the respondent -authorities have not initiated any proceedings for acquisition of land by granting compensation or providing any other alternate land. The petitioner submitted representation/application before the respondents, however, the concerned authority has not taken any action on it. He submits that as representation submitted by the petitioner is pending consideration, a direction may be issued to respondent No.3/Collector to take decision at the earliest within specified time. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner seeking direction to respondent No.3 to decide the pending representation, he is having no objection. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents enclosed along with the petition. 3 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner and also considering that the representation submitted by the petitioner is still pending consideration before the concerned respondent, as stated by learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage directing respondent No.3/Collector to take appropriate decision on the representation submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of order of this Court. 6. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Priyanka