1 / 3 2025:CGHC:6192 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 704 of 2025 1 - Aatma Ram Kalo S/o Jagiram Kalo Aged About 38 Years Occupation Manager Of Paddy Procurement Center, Sambalpur, Lams R/o- Village Karathi, Nayapara, Sambalpur, District North Bastar, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Police Station- Rakhi, Tahsil And District Raipur, C.G. 2 - Collector (Co-Operative Branch), Uttar-Bastar-Kanker, District Uttar Bastar Kanker 3 - Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Co-Operative Marketing Federation Limited, 6th Floor, Tower-C, Commercial Complex C B D, Sector 21, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. 4 - Deputy Registrar, Co-Operative Societies Uttar Bastar Kanker, District Uttar Bastar Kanker, C.G. 5 - District Marketing Officer, Chhattisgarh Rajya Sahkari Vipadan Sangh, Maryadit Kanker, District Uttar Bastar Kanker, C.G. 2 / 3 6 - Nodal Officer, Zila Sahkari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Branch Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur, C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Kunal Das, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer For Respondents No.3 & 5 : Mr. Harshal Chouhan, Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 04/02/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent No.2/ Collector to decide the dispute raised by the petitioner as mentioned in the representation dated 20/08/2024 (Annexure P/1). 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner raised a dispute before the Collector pursuance to the Clause 14 of the Tripartite Agreement executed between the parties for the Marketing Year 2023-24 which provided that in case of any dispute arrived at between the parties, the concerned Collector shall decide the dispute and his decision will be final, however the Collector has not decided the dispute raised by the petitioner till date. In spite of the said fact, the respondent No.6/ Bank without waiting for redressal of the grievance raised by the petitioner, issued the recovery order dated 07/12/2024 (Annexure P/5). Hence the petitioner seeks direction towards the Collector to decide the dispute within the stipulated period. 3 / 3 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents/ State submits that if the representation submitted by the petitioner is still pending before the Collector, the same shall be decided within the stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Perusal of Clause 14 of the Tripartite Agreement executed between the parties for the Marketing Year 2023-24 would show that in case of any dispute arrived at between the parties, the concerned Collector will be the appropriate authority and the concerned Collector will decide the objection/representation made by the parties and his decision will be final. 6. In view of the above, the concerned Collector is directed to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in accordance with law and the conditions enumerated in the Tripartite Agreement executed between the parties for the Marketing Year 2023-24. Further the petitioner shall apprise the Collector about the order of this Court. 7. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar