1 2026:CGHC:7875 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 625 of 2026 1 - Shivraj Yadav S/o Mahendra Yadav, Aged About 67 Years R/o Village Infront Of Jute Mill Gali, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Khubchnad Agrawal S/o Dinbandhu Agrawal, Aged About 73 Years R/o Village Infront Of Jute Mill Gali, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Collector, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - The Sub Divisional Officer, (Revenue) Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - The Tahsildar , Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Ajay Kumar Agrawal S/o Bajrang Lal Agrawal R/o Friends Colony District- Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Naveen Kumar Bansal S/o Suresh Kumar Bansal R/o Friends Colony, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - Shravan Agrawal S/o Bajrangi Lal Agrawal R/o Krishna Crown Complex District- Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - Anup Bansal S/o Vinod Kumar Bansal R/o Krishna Vihar Colony Bhagwanpur, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 2 9 - Ghanshyam Dalmiya S/o Ram Kumar Dalmiya R/o Park Avenue Colony, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 10 - Rohan Bansal S/o Vijay Kumar Bansal R/o Friends Colony, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 11 - Amit Mittal S/o Dashrath Raj Mittal, R/o Maa Durga Nagar, District- Indore (M.P.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Prashant Dansena, Advocate. For Respond.No. 1 to 4 : Mr. Anadi Sharma, Panel Lawyer. {Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Order on Board 12/02/2026 1. Instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioners seeking following relief :- (i) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this writ petition and further may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to decide the pending representations dated 10.11.2025 and 11.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) submitted by the petitioners regarding illegal encroachment and dumping of soil/ debris in the Government Talab situated near old Jute Mill, Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) within a time- bound period as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court. (ii) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to conduct demarcation of the Sarkari/ Nazul Talab as recorded in the revenue records and take action in accordance with law. (iii) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to initiate appropriate proceedings against persons responsible for illegal dumping, encroachment or alteration of the public pond. (iv) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to ensure protection, preservation and restoration of the public pond (Talab) strictly in accordance with the principles laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Hinch Lal Tiwari, Jagpal Singh, and other binding precedents. 3 (v) That, any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioner. 2. Issue raised by the petitioners in the instant writ petition contains nature of Public Interest Litigation and further no identity of said ‘Pond’ ie. name of pond, Khasra number, area, etc. has been mentioned in the writ petition, hence, I am not inclined to entertain instant writ petition. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed. No cost (s). Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge amit AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2026.02.16 11:13:55 +0530