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2026:CGHC:3531
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 267 of 2026 1 - Smt. Vidya Jain W/o Late Shri Prasann Chand Jain Aged About 62 Years R/o Bhairav Nagar Pachpedi Naka Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Hitesh Jain S/o Late Shri Prasann Chand Jain Aged About 38 Years R/o Bhairav Nagar Pachpedi Naka Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Rupal Jain D/o Late Shri Prasann Chand Jain Aged About 32 Years R/o Bhairav Nagar Pachpedi Naka Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)
... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector Balodabazar, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 3 - Additional Collector Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 4 - Sub Divisional Officer (R), Bhatapara District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 5 - Lalit Kumar Jain S/o Late Shri Rajmal Jain Aged About 58 Years R/o Sadar Ward Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 6 - Pravin Jain S/o Late Shrichand Jain Aged About 48 Years R/o Mahavir Pustak Bhandar Sadar Bazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) Pin
493118. 7 - Poonam Jain D/o Late Shrichand Jain Aged About 55 Years R/o Mahavir Pustak Bhandar Sadar Bazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) Pin
493118. 8 - Monu Jain S/o Late Shrichand Jain Aged About 46 Years R/o Mahavir Pustak Bhandar Sadar Bazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) Pin
493118. RUKHSAR BANO Digitally signed by RUKHSAR BANO Date: 2026.01.24 11:10:22 +0530
2 9 - Shri Tejprakash Jain S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 78 Years R/o Sadar Bazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) Pin 493118. 10 - Shri Ashok Kumar Jain S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 70 Years R/o Sadar Bazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) Pin 493118. 11 - Kishore Dakaliya S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 60 Years R/o Hatri Bazar, Pandriya, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 491559. 12 - Dinesh Dakaliya S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 65 Years R/o Hatri Bazar, Pandriya, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 491559. 13 - Takdeer Dakaliya S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 50 Years R/o Hatri Bazar, Pandriya, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 491559. 14 - Rishi Dakaliya S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 32 Years R/o Hatri Bazar, Pandriya, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 491559. 15 - Kuldeep Dakaliya S/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 58 Years R/o Hatri Bazar, Pandriya, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 491559.
16 - Smt. Shakun Bai Jain D/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 75 Years W/o Jay Kumar Jain, R/o Main Market Pandri Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 17 - Smt. Sushila Jain D/o Late Shri Bhanwar Lal Jain Aged About 70 Years W/o Ashok Jain, R/o Main Market Pandri Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 18 - Smt. Prabha Jain D/o Rajmal Jain Aged About 80 Years W/o Shri Milap Chand Jain, R/o Mon Katpis, Juni Hatri, Rajnandgaon, (C.G.) 19 - Suyas Jain S/o Rajmal Jain Aged About 40 Years R/o Vardhman Traders, Behind Jain Mandir Sadar Bazar Raipur (C.G.) 492001. 20 - Shailendra Jain S/o Rajmal Jain Aged About 50 Years R/o Vardhman Traders, Behind Jain Mandir Sadar Bazar Raipur (C.G.) 492001. 21 - Smt. Pushpa Jain D/o Rajmal Jain Aged About 58 Years W/o Shri Suresh Jain, R/o Nehru Nagar Raipur (C.G.)
... Respondents (Cause title, as taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Mr. T.K. Jha, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Aman Tamboli, Advocate For State/Respondents No.1 to 4 : Mr. Sabyasachi Choubey, Govt. Adv. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)
Order on Board 21/01/2026
1. Heard.
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2. This petition has been preferred by petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs:-
“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the entire record of the case, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly further be pleased to consider the case of the petitioner and to direct the respondent no.3 to decide both the appeals filed by the petitioners ie. case no. 202508210900001- A/20(3) year 2024-2025 and case no. 2025092109000111-A/20(3) year 2024-25 together, in the interest of justice. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that aforesaid two appeals are pending consideration before respondent No.3-Upper Collector, Bhatapara. Both the appeals are pertaining to same disputed property as well as between the same parties. It is expected that both the appeals ought to have been decided by clubbing the same. In this regard, first application (Annexure-P/6) and second application dated 11.12.2025 have been filed before the Upper Collector, Bhatapara under Section 32 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code read with Section 151 of the CPC, but the same have not been decided yet. Hence, he prays that this petition may be disposed of directing respondent No.3 to decide aforesaid two applications and limited prayer sought for by the petitioners may be allowed.
4. Learned counsel for the respondent has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners.
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5. On due consideration, limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners is allowed. Respondent No.3 -Upper Collector, Bhatapara is
directed to decide aforesaid two applications filed by petitioner under Section 32 of the CG Land Revenue Code read with Section 151 of the CPC expeditiously. It is further observed that two appeals are pending between the same parties for the same land. The issue involved in both appeals is interconnected, therefore, both the appeals be considered and decided by the same order.
6. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 -Upper Collector, Bhatapara to decide the applications filed by petitioners under Section 32 of the CG Land Revenue Code read with Section 151 of the CPC expeditiously, preferably within a period of 60 days from today.
7. With aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands
disposed of.
8. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No
order as to cost(s).
Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge Rukhsar