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2026 DAILYLAW 13093 (CHH)

SUMIT KUMAR NAG v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPC/148/2026 · 2026-03-31

Shri Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi

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1 2026:CGHC:15071 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 148 of 2026 1 - Sumit Kumar Nag S/o Shri Amulya Kumar Nag Aged About 44 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 2 - Sanjana Nag W/o Shri Sumit Kumar Nag Aged About 43 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 3 - Namrata Prakash W/o Shri Anup Prakash Aged About 43 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 4 - Santosh Lal S/o Shri Shivcharan Lal Aged About 55 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 5 - Ayushi D/o Shri Santosh Lal Aged About 26 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 6 - Vinita Lal W/o Shri Santosh Chandra Lal Aged About 48 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 7 - Suyash Ajay Chandra Masih S/o Shri Subhash Chandra Masih Aged About 50 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 8 - Rajesh Walter S/o Shri M.B. Walter Aged About 70 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 9 - Madhumalti Walter W/o Shri Rajesh Walter Aged About 72 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 10 - Mahesh Kumar Singh S/o Shri Kalyan Singh Aged About 70 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. AVANISH KUMAR PATHAK Digitally signed by AVANISH KUMAR PATHAK Date: 2026.04.02 14:46:39 +0530 2 11 - Nitesh Singh S/o Shri Mahesh Kumar Singh Aged About 31 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 12 - Neetu Singh D/o Shri Mahesh Kumar Singh Aged About 34 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 13 - Lakkhi Singh W/o Shri Mahesh Kumar Singh Aged About 59 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 14 - T.S. Masih W/o Shri Suyash Ajay Chandra Aged About 47 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 15 - O.B. Chandu W/o Shri Barkat Chandu Aged About 83 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 16 - B. Chandu S/o Shri Philip Chandu Aged About 78 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 17 - Navneet Patel S/o Shri Sudhir Patel Aged About 52 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 18 - Keshar Das S/o Shri Ramhai Das Aged About 77 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 19 - T.K. Das W/o Shri Keshar Das Aged About 75 Years Member Of Siyyon Men- nonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janj- gir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 20 - Madhur Masih W/o Shri Yakub Masih Aged About 65 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 21 - Priskkilla Masih W/o Shri Madhur Masih Aged About 62 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 22 - Shikha Lal W/o Shailendra Lal Aged About 43 Years Member Of Siyyon Men- nonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janj- gir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 23 - Sneh Lal Masih W/o Shri Dhan Masih Aged About 65 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 24 - Magreat Barrow W/o Shri Avisit Kumar Barrow Aged About 62 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 3 25 - Avixit Kumar Barrow S/o Sayman Barrow Aged About 65 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 26 - Rambo Raja Singh S/o Shri Subhodh Kumar Singh Aged About 39 Years Mem- ber Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 27 - Aneeta W/o Shri Ajeet Roy Charan Aged About 35 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 28 - Rita Singh W/o Shri Subodh Singh Aged About 67 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 29 - Shalja Paul D/o Shri Zakriya Paul Aged About 47 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 30 - Zakriya Paul S/o Shri Chheduram David Aged About 62 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 31 - Shailendra Paul S/o Shri Zakriya Paul Aged About 50 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 32 - Ashish Lata Paul W/o Shri Shailendra Paul Aged About 50 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 33 - Lalita Paul D/o Shri Zakriya Paul Aged About 60 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 34 - Subhash Chandra Masih S/o Shri Sevak Masih Aged About 80 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 35 - Shabnam Alka Dan W/o Shri Shailendra Kumar Dan Aged About 55 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 36 - Ambal Masih S/o Shri Sevak Masih Aged About 60 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 37 - Savita Masih W/o Shri Ambal Masih Aged About 50 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 38 - Samson J. Masih S/o Shri Ambal Masih Aged About 30 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 4 39 - Ashima Ram W/o Shri Sushil Kumar Ram Aged About 30 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 40 - Yuhnna Barrow S/o Shri Avixit Kumar Barrow Aged About 26 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 41 - Shobha Ashawan D/o Shri M.S. Ashawan Aged About 70 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 42 - Amit Chandra Masih S/o Shri Anand Masih Aged About 38 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 43 - Bimol Kumar S/o Shri Itwari Aged About 67 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennon- ite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 44 - Vinay Chandra Masih S/o Shri Anand Masih Aged About 43 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 45 - Anand Masih S/o Shri Sonsay Aged About 69 Years Member Of Siyyon Men- nonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janj- gir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 46 - Magdalini Masih W/o Shri Anand Masih Aged About 68 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 47 - Kiran Masih W/o Shri Amit Masih Aged About 40 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 48 - Monika W/o Vinay Chandra Masih Aged About 35 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 49 - Anurodh S/o Shri S.B. Daniel Aged About 40 Years Member Of Siyyon Men- nonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janj- gir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 50 - N. Daniel D/o Shri Ramhai Das Aged About 70 Years Member Of Siyyon Men- nonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janj- gir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 51 - S.B. Daniel S/o Shri Mijayal Daniel Aged About 76 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 52 - Laxmi Das W/o Shri Jogendra Das Aged About 47 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 5 53 - Shalini Nag W/o Shri Amulya Nag Aged About 65 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 54 - Amulya Kumar Nag S/o Shri Prabhat Nag Aged About 83 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 55 - Manju Chandu W/o Shri Subodh Chandu Aged About 75 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 56 - Purnima Chandu D/o Shri Thoma Chandu Aged About 73 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 57 - Asim S/o Shri Yarmiya Aged About 62 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 58 - Patras Kumar S/o Shri Upendra Kumar Aged About 72 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 59 - Mukesh Chandra Nag S/o Shri Dayal Nag Aged About 43 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 60 - Akanksha Singh W/o Rambo Raja Singh Aged About 35 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 61 - Basanti Nag W/o Shri Mukesh Nag Aged About 42 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 62 - Mariyam Nag W/o Shri Dayal Nag Aged About 75 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 63 - Sharda Say W/o Shri Govind Kumar Say Aged About 75 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. 64 - Sangitesh Say S/o Shri Govind Kumar Say Aged About 44 Years Member Of Siyyon Mennonite Church Champa And R/o- Chandu Para, P.I.L. Road Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Revenue Department, Ma- hanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.), Pin 492001. 2 - Additional Collector Janjgir-Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.)-495668. 3 - Sub-Divisional Magistrate Champa District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 495671. 6 4 - Superintendent Of Police Janjgir-Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 495668. 5 - Sho Champa District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 495671. 6 - Deacon Atal Amit Bagh C/o Deacon A. Bagh, The Secretary Of Siyyon Mennon- ite Church Champa, R/o Near Nasrat Mennonite Church Podibahar Ward No. 28 Kosabari Korba, District Korba (C.G.) 495677 --- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Curtis Collins, Adv. For Respondents No. 1 to 5/State : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. Adv. General. For respondent Mo. 6 : Mr. Mo. Naqeeb, Adv. on behalf of Mr. Rohit Sharma, Adv. Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Order On Board 1-4-2026 1 Heard on I.A. No. 5/2026, application for withdrawal of writ petition. 2 The petitioners have preferred this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs :- 10.1 This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to produce entire record pertaining to the petitioner's case. 10.2 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue suitable writ for ends of justice against the respondents. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may issue writ of mandamus to respondent state of Chhattisgarh to enforce the fundamental right of the petitioners guaranteed under article 25 of the Constitution of India. 5.4 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue suitable writ for ends of justice against the respondents. 0.5 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct 7 respondent no.2 and 3 to arrange separate time for the petitioners to pray and conduct the Church Service from 3 to 6 PM or any other time as the Hon'ble Court may direct. 0.6 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct respondent no.3 to follow the order of respondent no. 2 order dated 07.11.2025 [Annexure P/1]. 0.7 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct respondent no. 2 and 3 to expeditiously decide the representation dated 19.12.2025 (Annexure P/6]. 3 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he has filed I.A. No. 5/2026 for withdrawal of this writ petition. He further submits that he may be given liberty to file appeal before the appropriate authority. 4 Learned counsel for the State has no objection to allow above limited prayer. 5 As prayed, learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to withdraw this writ petition. 6 Accordingly, I.A. No. 5/2026 is allowed and this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the liberty as sought for by learned counsel for the petitioners. 7 Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, stands disposed of. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge pathak