1 2026:CGHC:19429 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1979 of 2026 1 - Pradeep Yadav S/o Moti Prasad Yadav Aged About 45 Years Resident Of Village Premnagar Tahsil- Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2 - Kamod Singh Uike S/o Bindeshwar Singh Aged About 35 Years Resident Of Village Premnagar Tahsil- Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - Lalsai Maravi S/o Ramratan Maravi Aged About 35 Years Resident Of Village Premnagar Tahsil- Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Manoj Yadav S/o Rambilas Yadav Aged About 40 Years Resident Of Village Premnagar Tahsil- Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5 - Santosh Markam S/o Manikchand Aged About 32 Years Resident Of Village Premnagar Tahsil- Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Forest Department Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division Balrampur District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - The Circle Forest Officer Basantpur Forest Circle Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - The Collector District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.). ... Respondents 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Sangeet Kushwaha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. AG. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Mr. Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge Order on Board 27.04.2026 1. Petitioners have filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with following reliefs: “RELIEF SOUGHT: 10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the records pertaining to the case from the respondent authorities. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/quash the impugned undated notices (Annexure P/1) and further be pleased to direct the respondents not to remove the petitioners from their houses. 10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief which may be deem fit in the given facts and circumstances of the instant case including cost of litigation.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that vide impugned Annexure P-1, removal notice has been issued to the petitioners for eviction of their house situated in compartment No.801, Forest Circle Basantpur, Wadrafnager, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.), however, the said notice is undated. Learned counsel 3 contended that without giving any dates, such notice has been issued, which the petitioners have received on 07.04.2026. In the said notice, it has been stated within two days reply is required to be filed alongwith relevant documents, failing which, the proceedings for eviction of the house in question will be directed/passed. 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of counsel for the petitioners and supports the impugned notice. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the writ petition including the impugned notice. 5. Considering facts of the case, nature of reliefs, submissions of counsel for the parties, particularly the fact that there is no date mentioned in the impugned notice and only two days time has been given to the petitions to file their reply alongwith relevant documents, the instant petition is disposed of directing the concerned respondents-authorities to consider the reply to be filed by the petitioners along with all relevant documents and, thereafter, to pass an appropriate order in the matter in accordance with applicable law/rules, after giving due opportunity of hearing to all parties and duly considering the grievance as raised by the petitioners, preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. Till then, concerned respondents-authorities are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioners, including their 4 removal from the superstructure or the demolition of any part. 7. However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. CC as per rules. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge J.