1 CGHC010117412025 2026:CGHC:36007 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1668 of 2025 1 - Budhwara Bai Binjhwar D/o Dasru Aged About 46 Years R/o Village Poudi, Tehsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Shukwara Binjhwar D/o Dasru Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Poudi, Tehsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Bisahin Bai Binjhwar D/o Dasru Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Poudi, Tehsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Premlata Binjhwar D/o Dasru Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Poudi, Tehsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) And Land Acquisition Officer Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Kharang Water Resource Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandra, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 13/08/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities and direct them to immediately pay all the compensation due to the petitioners on acquision of their lands bearing Khasra No. 522 and 1743 total land being 2.71 hec., in the larger interest of justice. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to pay any other dues/benefit arising out of the land acquision to the petitioners, in the interest of justice. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to pay appropriate interest due to the delay caused in payment of compensation to the petitioners. 10.4 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioner together with cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioner is not challenging any particular order but is seeking a direction from this Court to respondent No. 2, to decide the application dated 3 17.02.2025 within a time frame fixed by this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioner seeking direction to respondent No. 2 to consider the pending application, he is having no objection to the limited prayer. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case instead of keeping this petition pending, I find it appropriate to dispose of the same at this stage directing the concerned respondent No. 2 to consider/decide the application of the petitioner dated 17.02.2025 in accordance with law/rules/regulations and in an objective manner as expeditiously as possible within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the case. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat