1 CGHC010379932022 2026:CGHC:32284 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5145 of 2022 1 - Aziz Gori S/o Jalaluddin Gori Aged About 36 Years R/o - Ward No. 11, Dabra Para, Bagbahara, Kalan (Viran) Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 2 - Srijan Sahu S/o Toshan Lal Sahu Aged About 30 Years R/o - House No. 68, Post - B.K. Bahara Joratarai Baghbahra, Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chaman Patel S/o Jhuru Ram Patel Aged About 36 Years Makan No.7, Ward No.3, Lamkeni, Baghbahra District - Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Urban Administration Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur) District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Mahasamund District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (R) Bagbahara, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 4 - Tehshildar Bagbahara, Mahasamund District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Waquar Naiyer, Advocate For State :- Mr. Abhyuday Tripathi, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB-Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 28.07.2026 1. By way of this petition, following reliefs have been prayed:- “10.1) The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an order to decide their pending representation for issuance of patta. 10.2) This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authority to grant compensation or rehabilitate the petitioner as the Rehabilitation Scheme. 10.3) This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authority to grant lease of government land on an alternative place or on the same land. 10.4) Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the petitioner, in the interest of justice.” 3 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the concerned revenue authority has affixed a board over the land in question declaring the same to be Government land. It is submitted that the petitioner is in possession of the said land, bearing Khasra Nos. 244 and 245, admeasuring 2.1300 hectares and 0.9250 hectares respectively. However, the said lands are recorded as Government land in the revenue records. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is in possession of the said land for a considerable period and, therefore, he had submitted an appropriate application before the competent authority seeking consideration of his claim. However, the said application has not been decided till date. It is contended that instead of considering the said application, the authorities have proceeded to treat the land as Government land and have taken steps which are prejudicial to the interest of the petitioner. It is, therefore, prayed that appropriate directions may be issued to the concerned authority for consideration and decision of the pending application submitted by the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State does not dispute that the petitioner has already approached the competent authority by way of an application, which is stated to be pending consideration. 4. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court finds that the grievance raised by the petitioner primarily relates to non-consideration of his pending application by the competent authority. Since the said application is stated to be pending and has not yet been adjudicated 4 upon, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the petitioner to approach the concerned Collector by way of a fresh representation, along with a copy of the pending application and relevant documents, raising all his grievances. 5. On receipt of such representation, the concerned Collector shall consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of the representation. 6. It is made clear that since an order of interim protection has already been granted by this Court, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner in respect of the land in question till the decision of the aforesaid application by the competent authority within the stipulated period. 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. 8. No order as to costs. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha