1 2026:CGHC:8000 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 623 of 2026 Vinod Punjabi S/o Late Shri Kishanchand Punjabi Aged About 65 Years R/o Malviya Nagar, Durg, Tahsil And Distt. Durg (C.G.) ... Petitioner. Versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya Police Station And Post- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2. Land Acquisition Officer-Cum-Sub Divisional Officer Revenue, Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 3. Project Director National Highway Authority Of India, Project Implementation Unit, Dhamtari, Block F-5, Shivraj Greens, Sihava Road, Dhamtari, Tahsil And Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.) 4. Collector Distt. Durg (C.G.) ... Respondents. (cause title downloaded from CIS Periphery) For Petitioner : Mr. Vivek Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate. For Res No.1, 2 & 4 : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. AG. For Res No.3 : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi ) Order on Board 13/02/2026 1. This Writ Petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- Digitally signed by AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI DN: cn=AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, ou=HIGH COURT, o=HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN Date: 2026.02.13 17:25:51 +0530 2 "(i) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records concerning the case of the petitioner from the possession of the respondent authorities for its kind perusal. (ii) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 23.9.2025 (Annexure P/6) insofar as it rejects the claim of the petitioner for correction of area of his acquired land. (iii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to correct the area of acquired land as 0.0180 hectare and then treating it as residential/commercial land reassess and release the compensation accordingly with statutory interest thereon to the petitioner within a reasonable time frame. (iv) That, his Hon'ble Court may also kindly be pleased to grant any other relief deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of the case to the petitioner including cost of the petition." 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail remedy under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before the appropriate forum/Authority to challenge the impugned order dated 23.09.2025 passed by the Commissioner-cum-Arbitrator (NHAI), Durg. 3. The aforesaid prayer is not opposed by learned counsel for the respondents. 4. Having regard to the aforesaid submission, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving the liberty as aforesaid. 5. On the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, certified copy of the impugned order/document be returned to counsel after retaining its photocopy. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge Ajay