1 2026:CGHC:6488 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 498 of 2026 1 - Yashwant Rahuja S/o Late Shri Laxman Das Rahuja, Aged About 45 Years R/o House No. 42/934, Katora Talab, Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar Chhattisgarh 2 - The Collector, Collectorate District Raipur C.G. 3 - The Tehsildar (Nazul Branch), District Raipur C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title, as taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Mr. Suryapratap Yuddhveer Singh, Adv. For State/ Respondents : Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Panel Lawyer. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Order on Board 05/02/2026 1. Heard. 2. This petition has been preferred by petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That this Hon’ble High Court may RUKHSAR BANO Digitally signed by RUKHSAR BANO Date: 2026.02.06 10:31:24 +0530 2 graciously be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction directing Respondent No.3, to expedite and finally dispose the pending Case No.38/B/121/2017-18 (Annexure P/1) in an expeditious and time-bound manner, as the same is presently pending before the said authority. 10.2 This Hon’ble Court may please be kind enough in granting the cost and any other relief to the petitioner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the the petitioner’s family are migrants from erstwhile West Pakistan. The petitioner’s father, late Laxman Das Rahuja, was in possession of 1500 sq. ft. of Nazul land bearing khasra No. 28/1, situated at Mouza Telibandha, Katora Talab, Raipur (CG), where he, along with petitioner, has been residing since 1972. He further submits that the State Government has also recommended the allotment of the said land to the father of petitioner, pursuant to which, the Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, passed an order dated 30.12.2017. In pursuance thereof, Case No.38/B/121/2017-18 was registered before the Tehsildar (Nazul Branch), Raipur (CG), but despite lapse of more than six years, aforesaid case has not been decided till date. Hence, learned counsel prays that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3-Tehsildar (Nazul Branch), Raipur (CG), to decide the aforesaid revenue case within a period specified by this Court. 4. Learned State counsel has no objection to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 3 5. Having considered the inordinate and unjustified delay in the disposal of revenue case, which has been pending for more than six years, the limited prayer of counsel for the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3, the Tehsildar (Nazul Branch), Raipur (CG), to decide Revenue Case No.38/B/121/2017-18 (Laxman Das vs. State of Chhattisgarh) expeditiously, preferably within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt/submission of a copy of this order. 6. With aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No order as to cost(s). Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge Rukhsar