1 CGHC010047402026 2026:CGHC:35458 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 514 of 2026 1 - Amit Chandel S/o Late Kishore Chandel Aged About 34 Years R/o Tulsichhaya, Pathakpara, Mungeli District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 2 - Shakuntala Chandel W/o Late Kishore Chandel Aged About 62 Years R/o Tulsichhaya, Pathakpara, Mungeli District Mungeli Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur) District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Mungeli District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 4 - Tahsildar Mungeli District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 5 - Atul Chandel S/o Late Kishore Chandel Aged About 40 Years R/o Tulsichhaya, Pathakpara, Mungeli District Mungeli Chhattisgarh Presently R/o Block No. 332, Apartment No. 705, Building No. 93, Manama, Bahrain ... Respondents VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioners :- Mr. P.K. Tulsyan, Advocate For State :- Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 12.08.2026 1. Following reliefs have been prayed in this petition:- “10.1 Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, for quashing the impugned demarcation proceedings initiated by Respondent No.3 pursuant to Annexure P/1, being illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the order dated 23.05.2025 passed by Respondent No.2/Collector, Mungeli; 10.2 Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, to the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to first complete the map partition proceedings of land bearing Khasra No. 244/1, situated at Village Khairwar, P.H.N. No. 47, Tehsil Mungeli, strictly in accordance with law and within a stipulated time; 10.3 Further direct the Respondent authorities to conduct fresh demarcation proceedings only after completion of map partition, strictly in compliance with Section 129 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code and the prescribed demarcation rules, after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties; 10.4 Direct the Respondent authorities to decide and dispose of the petitioner's representation (Annexure 3 P/7) in a reasoned and time-bound manner; 10.5 Grant any other relief(s) which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, including costs of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned demarcation proceedings have been initiated in violation of the order dated 23.05.2025 passed by the Collector, Mungeli, and without completing the requisite map partition. It is further submitted that the demarcation is contrary to the procedure prescribed under Section 129 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code and that the petitioner has no other efficacious remedy. 3. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, submits that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative remedy available under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code and, therefore, the writ petition is not liable to be entertained at this stage. It is submitted that the petitioner may avail the statutory remedy in accordance with law. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having considered the material available on record, this Court finds that the grievance raised by the petitioner relates to the revenue proceedings concerning demarcation of the land in question. The petitioner has an alternative and efficacious statutory remedy available under the applicable revenue law for ventilating his grievance and for challenging 4 the legality of the impugned proceedings. 5. In view of the availability of such alternative remedy, this Court is not inclined to exercise its extraordinary writ jurisdiction at this stage. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the rival contentions, the petitioner is granted liberty to avail the alternative remedy available to him under law. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. If the petitioner avails the appropriate statutory remedy, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority strictly in accordance with law. 7. The certified copy of the Annexures, if filed, be returned to learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photocopy thereof on record. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha