1 CGHC010299202026 2026:CGHC:34065 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4047 of 2026 1 - Indu Nishad W/o Shri Bhagirathi Nishad Aged About 52 Years R/o Village- Kabaripali Tehsil Dabhara District- Sakti Chhattisgarh, ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Revenue And Disaster Management Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, 2 - The Secretary Water Resource Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Collector District- Sakti Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Land Acquisition Officer Dabhara, District- Sakti Chhattisgarh, 5 - The Executive Engineer W R D Division Janjgir Office At Champa District- Janjgirchampa Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pranjal Agrawal, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Dr. Arham Siddiqui, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 05/08/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 reliefs:- “10.1 That this Hon'ble court kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents for taking decision on application of the petitioner by conducting spot inspection regarding claim of compensation with interest u/s 80 of act, 2013. 10.2 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner is the owner of land bearing Khasra No.233/4 admeasuring area 0.06 acre, situated at Village Kabaripali, Tahsil Dabhra, District Sakti (CG). It is further submitted that after construction of the Ghatoi Dam, a portion of the petitioners’ agricultural land has come under the submergence area of the said Dam. However, no acquisition proceedings have been drawn with respect to the petitioners’ land falling under the submergence area. Therefore, it is prayed that at this stage liberty may be granted to the petitioners to file a fresh representation for redressal of their grievances, and a direction be issued to the respondent authorities (respondents No.2 & 3) to decide the representation, initiate acquisition proceedings, and grant compensation to the petitioners. 3. Learned State counsel submits that the present petition may be disposed of with appropriate direction. 4. Having considered the limited prayer made by counsel for 3 petitioners, without entering into the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh representation before respondent authorities along with all necessary documents and a copy of this order, within a period of 15 days from today. In the eventuality of filing such representation by the petitioners, the respondent authorities are directed to get demarcated the subject land of petitioners within a further period of 45 days from the date of filing of representation, and if it is found that the said land of petitioners has come in submergence/affected area of the said Dam, then appropriate proceedings be initiated for grant of compensation to the petitioners. 5. The aforesaid proceedings with regard to acquisition and grant of compensation be concluded within a further period of 90 days from the date of demarcation of aforesaid land of petitioners. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat