1 2026:CGHC:22002 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1105 of 2022 1 - Sone Singh Rajput S/o Late Shri Buttu Lal Rajput Aged About 49 Years R/o Village And Post Sukli, Tahsil Lalpur, Police Station Lormi, District Mungeli (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector, Mungeli, District Mungeli (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Harsh Verma appears on behalf of Shri Arham Siddiqui, Advocates. For State/Res : Shri Shreyansh Mehta, PL. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 11/05/2026 1. This Writ Petition has been filed against the order dated 14.01.2022 passed by the Collector Mungeli, C.G. in case No.3/A-19/2021-2022 by which application of the petitioner for allotment of land as per notification dated 07.11.1979 and dated 09.08.1983 has been rejected. 2. Facts briefly stated are that petitioner is a retired member of Indian Army. According to circular dated 07.11.1979 and 09.08.1983 (Annexure P/3) of the State Government, there was provision for allotment of land to non- commissioned ex-soldier by the Collector according to their entitlement. The AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2026.05.12 18:17:11 +0530 2 petitioner accordingly moved representation for allotment of land on lease before the Collector, however, they were not being decided within reasonable period, as such, the petitioner moved a WPC No.4660 of 2021 before this Court which was disposed of on 22.11.2021 with a direction to Collector concerned to act on the representation of the petitioner within a period of 60 days. The Collector concerned rejected the said representation by way of impugned order, against which, this petition has been preferred. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset fairly submits that there is alternate remedy available to the petitioner to approach the Commissioner concerned against the order impugned dated 14.01.2022. 4. Learned State counsel would also not dispute the submission made by counsel for the petitioner. 5. Considering the submissions made by counsel for the parties, without entering into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Commissioner, Bilaspur Division by filing appropriate application/representation within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and in turn, the Commissioner is directed to consider and decide the said application/representation in accordance with law and in view of the fact that this petition was filed before this Court on 18.02.2022 and was pending since then. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Avinash