1 2026:CGHC:22849 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2492 of 2026 Ravinder S. Madan S/o Late Dr. Shri M.S. Madan Aged About 68 Years R/o House No 56 / A, Smriti Nagar, Bhilai, Distt. Durg, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Collector Durg, Collectorate Office, District Durg (C.G.) 3 - The Additional Tahsildar, Durg- 1 , District Durg (C.G.) 4 - The Revenue Inspector, Junwani, Tahsil Durg, District Durg (C.G) 5 - President, Smriti Grih Nirman Sahakari Samiti, Bhilai, Reg. No. D.R/ D.A.G. / 68, Dated 11/ 11/ 1980. District Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause Title downloaded from CIS Periphery) SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY Date: 2026.05.18 16:37:44 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Animesh Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. AG SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 14/05/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs : 10.1 It is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioner for its kind perusal. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order, direction thereby directing the respondent to decide and pass an order on the application Annexure P/8 dated 20/06/2025, filed by the petitioner. Or Alternatively That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue and appropriate writ, order, direction thereby directing that the Smriti Grih Nirman Sahakari Samiti shall be arrayed as a party Respondent in the Revenue case bearing No.F- 202506104700001/B-121pending before the Additional Tehsildar, Durg-1, Durg, C.G. 10.3 Any other relief/reliefs, which this Hon'ble Court may think fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, with cost of the petition, may also be granted to the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Respondent No.3-Additional Tehsildar, Durg) has initiated a miscellaneous enquiry proceeding in pursuance of the memo issued by the Dy. Collector, Durg. In these proceedings, the petitioner moved an application for impleadment of Smriti Grih Nirman Sahkari Samiti 3 as a party respondent. However, the said application has been pending before the concerned Additional Teshildar since 20.6.2025, without any order being passed till date. Therefore, the petitioner has preferred this petition, supported by a voluminous record, seeking a direction to the concerned Additional Tehsildar to decide the said application in accordance with law. 3. Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said limited prayer. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and also perused the documents annexed with the petition carefully. 5. Evidently, miscellaneousl proceedings have been initiated by the concerned Additional Tehsildar, Durg-I, District Durg (CG). The petitioner/respondent therein filed an application stating that the Smriti Grih Nirman Sahkari Samiti has not been made a party and as such, necessary orders may be passed to implead the said Samiti as a party in the said miscellaneous case. 6. Suprisingly, even after filing of the application way back on 20.6.2025, the concerned Additional Tehsildar has not taken any decision till date. It appears that either the matter is not being taken up for further hearing or the said application has not been considered till date, which, in the opinion of this Court, cannot be appreciated. 7. It is expected of the revenue authorities that whenever any interlocutory application is filed, it is required to be decided within a short span of time; such application ought not to be kept 4 pending for years. It has also come to the notice of this Court that the concerned revenue authorities especially the Tehsildars, Additional Tehsildars and the subordinate Patwaris are not performing their duties diligently. The applications for demarcation, mutation, correction of maps and encroachments are pending since long undecided. Consequently, it is high time the concerned Revenue Secretary looks into the matter seriously and directs all the Commissioners/Additional Commissioners, Revenue Department, to examine cases where routine applications have been pending for an inordinate period. They must direct all subordinate officers to decide such applications forthwith, without any further delay. 8. Accordingly, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, Respondent No.3 is directed to decide the subject two-line application preferred by the petitioner for impleadment of the party-respondent within 15 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 9. Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the Secretary, Revenue Department for necessary compliance. 10. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the Petition is finally disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shyna Ajay