1 2026:CGHC:26144 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4265 of 2022 Subhas Barik S/o Shri Bansidhar Barik, Aged 58 Years R/o Village Risora, Tahsil Baramkela,, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur,, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector, Raigarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Raigarh, Tahsil Raigarh,, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Baramkela, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 5 - Minketan Chaudhary, The Then Branch -Incharge, Janpad Panchayat Baramkela, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY Date: 2026.06.27 14:27:13 +0530 2 (Cause Title downloaded from CIS Periphery) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Kajal Chandra, Advocate For Respective Respondents : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer and Ms. Deepali Pandey, Advocate SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 25/06/2026 1. Heard. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs : 10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to take action against the offending respondents against the complaint made by the petitioner. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent to recover the PMAY beneficiary amount from the respondent no.5 and to pay the entire amount to the petitioner. 10.3 Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case. 10.4 Cost of the Petition may also be awarded. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complainant has alleged that certain private persons, who have not been arrayed as parties in this case, have wrongly been awarded an 3 amount of Rs.1,20,000/- under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna by respondents 4 & 5 and as such, action is required to be against the said officials. 4. Learned counsel for the State submits that on the basis of the order passed by this Court on 24.2.2025, the Collector, Raigarh has stated on affidavit dated 21.3.2025 ( filed in the present petition) that though the concerned beneficiaries have not been made parties in this case, but upon a complaint by the petitioner, it was found that the amount in question had been illegally granted to them and thus, appropriate action is currently underway. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly considering the statements made by the concerned Collector on affidavit, this Petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned Collector to take appropriate action in accordance with law on the basis of the affidavit filed by him. 6. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the Petition is finally disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shyna Ajay