1 2026:CGHC:23185 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2543 of 2026 1 - Kawalsingh Sidar S/o Dharamsingh Sidar Aged About 43 Years Occupation Agriculture, Caste Gond, R/o Gram Raikera, P.O. Raikera, Tehsil Gharghoda, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Gharghoda, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Tahsildar Gharghoda, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sabalmoti D/o Chamar Singh Aged About 49 Years Occupation Housewife, Cast Kanwar, R/o Gram Konpara, P.O. Kotrimaal, Tehsil Gharghoda, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Prakhar Dashore, Advocate For State :- Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 Order On Board 15.05.2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition has been filed challenging the order dated 30.05.2025 passed by the concerned Tehsildar in respect of mutation of the land in question. 2. Learned State counsel submits that the present petition is not maintainable as the petitioner has directly approached this Hon’ble Court challenging the order dated 30.05.2025 passed by the concerned Tehsildar in respect of mutation of the land in question, without availing the statutory remedy of appeal available under the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code before the Sub- Divisional Officer (Revenue). 3. It is further submitted that the Revenue Code provides an efficacious and alternative remedy of appeal against the order of the Tehsildar, which the petitioner has not exhausted. In view of the availability of such statutory remedy, the petitioner ought to have approached the appellate authority instead of invoking the writ jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court directly. Accordingly, it is prayed that the present petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent appellate authority, namely the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), by filing an appeal in accordance with law, and the same may be decided on its own merits within a stipulated time frame. 3 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the petitioner has an efficacious statutory remedy of appeal available before the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) under the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, which has not been availed. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent appellate authority by filing an appeal in accordance with law. It is further directed that in the event such an appeal is preferred within the prescribed period of limitation, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously, preferably within a reasonable time, in accordance with law. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha