1 2026:CGHC:2412 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4471 of 2022 • Santosh Bais S/o Late Shri S.S. Bais Aged About 53 Years R/o Ward No. 08, Turkaripara, In Front Of Sanskritik Bhawan Khairagarh, Ps And Tahsil Khairagarh, District - Rajnandgaon Now District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. At Present R/o Q.N. 2821 Rohinipuram Colony Gole Chowk Pallavi Vihar P.S. Raipura District Raipur Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Secretary, State Of Chhattisgarh Urban Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Collector Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 4 - Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Khairagarh, District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Khairagarh, District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 6 - Tahsildar, Khairagarh, District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPC No. 5109 of 2022 • Surya Vijay Singh S/o Late Shayam Karan Singh Aged About 68 Years R/o - Ganjipara Ward No. 4, Khairagarh Tahsil Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner BHUMIKA ANGARE Digitally signed by BHUMIKA ANGARE Date: 2026.01.16 10:45:32 +0530 2 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Revenue And Disaster Managment, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai District - Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (R) Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh 4 - Tahsildar Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh 5 - Patwari P.H.No. 30 Sonesarar, Tahsil Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh 6 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPC No. 4559 of 2022 • Bodhi S/o Jagdev Teli Aged About 46 Years Muska Khairagarh Tahsil Khairagarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. Now District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector, Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (R) Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 4 - Tahsildar Khairagarh, District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 5 - Revenue Inspector, Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. 6 - Executive Engineer, Department Of Public Works, Division Khairagarh District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents 3 WPC No. 4747 of 2022 • Kunj Bai W/o Girdhar Lal Aged About 57 Years R/o Village Sonesarar Tahsil Khairagarh District- Kahiragarh Chhuikhandan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (R) Khairagarh District- Khairagrh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Tahsildar Khairagarh District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Revenue Inspector Khairagarh District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gadai, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Executive Engineer Department Of Public Works, Division Khairagarh District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandi, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents For Respective Petitioners : Mr. Purnendra Khichariya, Advocate and Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate For State : Mr. Keshav Gupta, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 15.01.2026 1. These petitions have been filed by the petitioners for issuance of direction to respondent authorities to constitute a District Level Demarcation Committee for conducting demarcation of the petitioners' lands and provide compensation to them in accordance with law. 2. Learned counsel for the State would submit that the petitioners have an alternate and efficacious remedy of filing an appeal as per Section 4 44(2) of the Land Revenue Code, 1959, therefore, the writ petition at this juncture is not maintainable. 3. In view of the above that the petitioners have an alternate remedy of filing an appeal, the instant writ petition is disposed of. 4. The petitioner is at liberty to file an appeal before the appellate authority. 5. In the eventuality of preferring an appeal by the petitioner before the appellate authority within 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the appellate authority will consider and decide the same on its own merit without taking plea of limitation as this Court has already condoned the delay in preferring the appeal. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Bhumika