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2025:CGHC:60191
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6457 of 2025
1. Tekchand Choudhary S/o Rajan Choudhary Aged About 42 Years Resident Of Village- Jangalbeda, Police Station And Tehsil Saraipali,
District-
Mahasamund
Chhattisgarh,
2. Rajkumar Bhoi S/o Keshbo Bhoi Aged About 50 Years Resident Of Village- Jangalbeda, Police Station And Tehsil Saraipali, District- Mahasamund Chhattisgarh,
... Petitioners versus
1. The State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Commerce And Industry And Public Undertakings, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh,
2. Chhattisgarh State Industrial (Csidcl) Through- The Managing Director/executive Director 1st Floor Udyog Bhawan Ring Road No.1, Telibandha, Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh,
3. The District Collector District-Mahasamund Chhattisgarh,
4. M.S. Godavari Power And Ispat Limited Mahasamund, District- Mahasamund Chhattisgarh,
... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No. 2 : Mr. Trivikram Nayak, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 11-12-2025 Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2025.12.11 17:31:10 +0530
2 1) By way of this petition, petitioner has sought following relief(s):-
10.1. That, this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction setting aside/quashing the lease deed dated 03.06.2025 (Annexure direction setting P/3) executed in favour of Respondent No. 4 by Respondent No. 2, as the same is arbitrary, illegal, and contrary to mandatory statutory provisions and allotment conditions. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may also be pleased to issue a direction to the respondent authorities to immediately stop all the illegal activities, and related works over Government land bearing Khasra Nos. 121, 122, 248, 314, 387, 391 and 1139/1, admeasuring a total of 133.39 hectares situated at Village Jangalbeda, P.H. No. 23, R.I.C. Semliya, Tehsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund, CG., and. 10.3 Any other relief, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, including costs of this petition, may also kindly be granted in favour of the petitioners. 2) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are the residents of Village Jangalbeda, P.H. No. 23, R.I.C. Semliya, Tehsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund (C.G.) where District Collector, Mahasamund i.e. respondent No. 3 has allotted certain land to CSIDCL i.e. respondent No. 2 with certain conditions.
He further submits that CSIDCL has further re-allotted the said land to respondent No. 4 Industry for the purpose of establishment of solar plant. He contends that petitioners being aggrieved with the action of respondent No. 2 made representations before respondents No. 1 and 3/ State but till date it is also
3 unconsidered, hence direction may be issued to respondents No. 1 and 3 to consider the representations at the earliest. 3) On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submit that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits, rather seeking a direction to decide the pending representations, they have no objection to limited prayer. They further submit that if any representation remains pending for consideration, same will be considered and decided by the authority concerned in accordance with law. 4) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on record. 5) Taking into consideration the submissions made herein-above and the limited prayer made by the counsel for the petitioners, instant petition is hereby disposed of directing the respondents No. 1 and 3 to decide the pending representations (Annexure P/6 collectively) so moved by the petitioners expeditiously in accordance with law, preferably within period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6) Accordingly, instant writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE A j i n k y a