1 2025:CGHC:4615 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 524 of 2025 1 - Rupesh Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Amrit Lal Yadav Aged About 33 Years R/o Village- Masturi, Police Station - Masturi, District- Bilaspur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District-Raipur, C.G. 2 - Collector Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, C.G. 3 - Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Masturi, District- Masturi C.G. 4 - Station House Officer Police Station - Masturi, District- Masturi, (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Sabyasachi Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 27/01/2025 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.27 18:08:23 +0530 2 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent No.3/SDO(Revenue) to consider the representation filed by the petitioner Annexure P-1 dated 16/12/2024, by which, the petitioner is claiming compensation under Clause 6(A) 1 & 2 of the State Government Order/Circular dated 01/12/2022 issued by the respondent No.1 towards the death of her daughter, who died due to drowning on 12/12/2022. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed representation on 16/12/2024 before the respondent No.3, but the representation has not been decided till date. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/State submits that if the representation filed by the petitioner is still pending, the same will be considered in accordance with the circular dated 01/12/2022 issued by the State government. 4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the circular dated 01/12/2022 issued by the State government. 5. The SDO/Revenue is having a jurisdiction to consider the claim lodged by the party who is seeking a compensation up to Rs. 4 lac towards any incident as enumerated under the Circular dated 01/12/2022 issued by the State Government. In the present petition, the petitioner has already filed a representation before the SDO(Revenue) on 16/12/2024, but the same has not been 3 decided yet, hence, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the SDO(Revenue)/respondent No.3 to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with the Clause 6(A) 1 & 2 of the State Government Order/Circular dated 01/12/2022 issued by the respondent No.1, within a period of 45 days. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep