1 2026:CGHC:5844 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6694 of 2025 Cheruram S/o Korgaram, Aged About 54 Years R/o Barjore, Post Kansabel, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Sector-243 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Executive Director, Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Bhawan Sector-24, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Collector Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - District Forest Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Jashpur C.G. 6 - Forest Range Officer, Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Kansabel District Jashpur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPC No. 6702 of 2025 Anand Ram S/o Khejru Aged About 41 Years Resident Of Barjore, Post- Kansabel, Tahsil Kansabel, District- Jashpur (C.G.) Digitally signed by AVANISH KUMAR PATHAK Date: 2026.02.04 11:27:22 +0530 2 ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Its Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, 2 - Secretary Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Sector- 243, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, 3 - Executive Director Chhattisgarh, State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Bhawan Sector- 24, Naya Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, 4 - Collector Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - District Forest Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Jashpur Chhattisgarh, 6 - Forest Range Officer Chhattisgarh, State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Kansabel District- Jashpur Chhattisgarh, ... Respondent(s) WPC No. 2 of 2026 Smt. Bibiyanti W/o Premprakash Bek, Aged About 50 Years R/o Barjore, Post Kansabel, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Sector-243 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Director, Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Bhawan Sector-24, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Collector Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3 5 - District Forest Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Jashpur (C.G.) 6 - Forest Range Officer, Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Kansabel District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) WPC No. 6695 of 2025 Smt. Fatima Tigga W/o Kapil Tigga Aged About 77 Years R/o Banjare, Post Kansabel, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Sector - 243 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Director Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Bhawan Sector - 24, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Jashpur District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 5 - District Forest Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Jashpur Chhattisgarh 6 - Forest Range Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Kansabel District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) WPC No. 6717 of 2025 Premprakash Bek S/o Bandhe Bek Aged About 40 Years R/o Barjore, Post Kansabel, Tehsil Kansabel, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 4 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Secretary Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Sector 243 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Director Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Bhawan Sector 24, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Collector Jashpur, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - District Forest Officer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Jashpur Chhattisgarh. 6 - Forest Range Offcer Chhattisgarh State Laghu Vanopaj (Vyapar And Vikas) Sahkari Sangh Maryadit Kansabel, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Syed Afaque Hussain Rizvi and mr. Sukhnath Ram Bhagat, Advs. For Respondents No. 1 and 4/State : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. Adv. General For Respondents No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 : Mr. Armaan Memon, Adv. on behalf of Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Adv. and Dr. Arham Siddiqui, Adv. (Hon’ble Mr. Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J) Order on Board 2-2-2026 1. Since all these writ petitions involve identical issues, therefore, they are being disposed off by this common order. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that, the petitioners are not pressing these writ petitions on merit, however, they may be permitted to submit fresh representation before the competent authority for redressal of their claims as pleaded in these writ petitions seeking compensation under Rajmohni Devi Tendupatta Samajik Suraksha Yojya and a direction be issued to concerned 5 authority to consider and take decision on the representations to be submitted by petitioners within specified time. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that as the petitioners are not pressing these writ petitions on merits, they are having no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. In view of submission of learned counsel for the petitioners, these writ petitions are disposed off reserving liberty with the petitioners to submit fresh representation before the concerned authority and if such representation is submitted, concerned authority shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law, preferably within a further period of 3 months from the date of receipt of representations. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merit of writ petitions. 6. Accordingly, the writ petitions stand disposed off. 7. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge Pathak