1 CGHC010261892021 2026:CGHC:34105-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPPIL No. 134 of 2021 1 - Smt. Dayamati W/o Shri Ramavatar Sonwani Aged About 60 Years Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Patgawa, R/o Village Patgawa, 2 - Ramavatar Sonwani S/o Late Budana Sonwani Aged About 64 Years Up-Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Patgawa, Both are R/o Village Patgawa, Tahsil Pendra District Gourela Pendra Marwahi Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Environment And Forest, Paryavaran Bhawan CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi., District : New Delhi, Delhi 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue, And Disaster Management Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector Gourela Pendra Marwahi, District Gourela Pendra Marwahi Chhattisgarh., District : Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh 4 - Tehsildar Tehsil Pendra, District Gourela Pendra Marwahi Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Yogendra Chaturvedi, Advocate For Respondent No.1 For Respondents : : Ms.Anmol Sharma, Central Government Counsel Mr.Praveen Das, Additional Advocate General BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2026.08.06 10:14:33 +0530 2 No.2 to 4 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 5.8.2026 1. Heard Mr.Yogendra Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Ms.Anmol Sharma, learned Central Government Counsel for respondent No.1 and Mr.Praveen Das, learned Additional Advocate General for respondents No.2 to 4/State. 2. The present writ petition (PIL) has been filed by the petitioners with following reliefs:- “10.1 The Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/writs, order/orders and direct the respondent authorities to take immediate action and restore the land to its original position and record the same as Forest land in the land records. 10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass any further orders, as it may deem fit, in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. Learned Additional Advocate appearing on behalf of respondents No. 2 to 4/State submits that the enquiry has been completed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Pendra, and that the final orders are yet to be passed. It is further submitted that, in the event the petitioners are aggrieved by the orders to be passed, they shall be at liberty to avail of the appropriate remedy available 3 to them under law. 4. Considering the aforesaid submission, no further adjudication is called for in the present writ petition. Accordingly, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to challenge the final orders, if so advised and if aggrieved, in accordance with law, the present writ petition (PIL) stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu