1 2025:CGHC:13001 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 859 of 2025 1 - Jalauddin Shah S/o Saraaj Shah Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawarah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 2 - Md. Farukh @ Fakhruddin S/o Amiruddin Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 3 - Moijuddin S/o Late Sarfuddin Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Than - City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4 - Md. Hasnain Ansari S/o Abdul Majid Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 5 - Md. Babar Ali S/o Umar Ali Aged About 51 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 6 - Gulam Rabbani S/o Khaleel Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 7 - Smt. Jameela Khatun W/o Munna Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 8 - Iftekhar Alam S/o Late Jafar Alam Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 9 - Hasnain Alam S/o Israil Rahmani Aged About 39 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 10 - Tarikh Anwar S/o Khaleel Ansari Aged About 28 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 11 - Nasim Hajjam S/o Md. Kayum Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 12 - Irfaan Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 35 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 3 13 - Samsul Hak Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 14 - Smt. Rabiya Bibi W/o Hasnain Alam Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 15 - Khaleel Ansari S/o Jainul Ansari Aged About 42 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 16 - Taimun Nisha W/o Late Sattar Ansari Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 17 - Mahtab Ansari S/o Mojeeb Ansari Aged About 46 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 18 - Md. Jaheeruddin Ansari S/o Husain Shaikh Aged About 53 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 19 - Meghnath Lakra S/o Dhansai Lakra Aged About 42 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4 20 - Imtiyaj Ansari @ Imtiyaj Julaha S/o Mahbub Julaha Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 21 - Noorjahan Khatun W/o Firoz Alam Aged About 30 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 22 - Shameem Alam S/o Akhtar Ansari Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 23 - Aslam Ansari S/o Mujiddul Aged About 46 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 24 - Najbuddin S/o Md Haider Khalifa Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 41 Atal Chowk Nawagrah, Thana City Kotwali Ambikapur, Tehsil - Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Secretary Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 3 - Commissioner Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4 - Collector Surguja Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sub Divisional Officer Ambikapur Sub Division, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 6 - Tehsildar Tehsil - Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 7 - Nazul Officer Tehsil - Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 8 - Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 9 - Forest Range Officer Forest Range Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 10 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 11 - Station House Officer Police Station Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kishore Narayan, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. R. K. Gupta, Addl. A.G. For Respondent No. 10 : Mr. Anuj Kumar Pandey, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Advocate. 6 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 19/03/2025 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ calling for the records from the respondents authorities with respect to the lands where the petitioners have been residing, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing demarcation of the land where petitioners are residing to ascertain the nature of the land and submit report before the Hon'ble Court for due appreciation of the claim of the petitioner on the land, in the interest of justice. 10.3 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ setting aside impugned notices dated 17.01.2025 (annexure P/5) in the Interest of justice. 10.4 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to consider the eligibility and 7 claim of the petitioner for grant of patta (pattadhriti adhikar) under the ACT and RULE of 2023..... Alternatively, 10.5 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to rehabilitate and grant allotment of houses by issuance of proper allotement letter under the PMAY preferablely in the PMAY houses closer to the present dwelling of the petitioners, in the interest of justice 10.6 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass any other order considering the special facts and circumstances of this case.” 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are questioning the notice dated 17/01/2025 passed by Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division Ambikapur, District Surguja by which the petitioners are directed to remove the alleged encroachment from the forest land. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners after arguing for some time submits that in identical petition order has been passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WPC No. 452/2025 (Ziyauul Huque Ansari & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.). 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submits that the 8 order which has been passed in WPC No. 452/2025 (Ziyauul Huque Ansari & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) dated 20.01.2025 in which the petitioners were granted liberty to approach before the concerned DFO for redressal of their grievances in respect of allotment of their land. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, all the petitioners are directed to approach before he concerned DFO on or before 7th April, 2025 and, in turn, the DFO is directed to examine each and every case of the petitioners and to pass appropriate orders within a period of 10 days from the date of filing of the application. 7. It is made clear that till then status quo, in respect of the land in question, as it exists today, be maintained by both the parties. 8. The petitioners are always having liberty to approach this Court in case exigency arises. 9. With this observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat