1 / 3 2026:CGHC:13673 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2196 of 2019 1 - Ramsanehi S/o Late Preetam Chauhan Aged About 52 Years R/o Agrasen Chowk, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Bharat Loniya S/o Late Preetam Chauhan Aged About 42 Years R/o Agrasen Chowk, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Pawan S/o Late Preetam Chauhan Aged About 38 Years R/o Agrasen Chowk, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways, New Delhi (India), District : New Delhi, Delhi 2 - Project Director National Highway Authority Of India, Project Implementation Unit, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Project Director National Highway Authority Of India, Project Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.03.24 10:44:04 +0530 2 / 3 Implementation Unit, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue)/competent Authority National Highway, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5 - State Of Chhattisgah Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Collector Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners :Mr. Devershi Thakur, Advocate along with Ms. Pooja Lonia, Advocate For Union of India :Mr. Rishabh Dev Singh, Central Govt. Counsel on behalf of Mr. Ramakant Mishra, Dy. Solicitor General For NHAI :Mr. Dheeraj Wankhede, Advocate For State :Ms. Shailja Shukla, Govt. Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 20/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file an application before the appropriate authority under Section 3-G (5) of the National Highways Act,1956 (for short “Act of 1956”) and direction be issued to concerned authority to consider and decide the application to be submitted by petitioner within specified time. 2. Learned counsel for respondent -NHAI would submit that he is having no objection to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 3 / 3 3. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for the respective parties, this writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit an application under the provision of 3-G (5) of the Act of 1956 and if such application is submitted, concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the same in accordance with law, expeditiously thereafter. Sd/- Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen