1 CGHC010432692024 2026:CGHC:38165 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6181 of 2024 1 - Kamta Sahu S/o Shri Sunhar Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Achholi, Tehsil And Police Station Tumgaon District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Commissioner Raipur Division Disgrict Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Collector, Mahasamund District Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - The Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Mahasamund District Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - The Tehsildar, Mahasamund District Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - Dheluram Nishad S/o Shri Shivlal Nishad Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Achholi, Tehsil And Police Station Tumgaon, District Mahasamund (C.G) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Chandrikaditya Pandey, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Anurag Bajpai, Advocate For State :- Mr. Amit Nayak, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB-Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 25.08.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That, Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an appropriate order or issue writ anddirect the respondent authorities to take the necessary steps in pursuant to the representations (Annexure P/5) made by the petitioner, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and fairness.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner would be substantially redressed if the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioner, which is stated to have been filed as far back as on 23.08.2024. It is submitted that the petitioner may be granted 3 liberty to pursue the said representation before the competent authority. 3. Learned State counsel, appearing for the respondents/State, submits that he has no objection if the writ petition is disposed of with a limited direction to the competent authority to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and have perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the limited nature of the grievance raised by the petitioner and the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, particularly the fact that the petitioner is stated to have submitted a representation dated 23.08.2024, this Court is of the considered view that the interest of justice would be served by directing the competent respondent authority to consider and decide the said representation in accordance with law. 6. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent respondent authority to consider and decide the representation dated 23.08.2024 submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order along with a copy of the representation. 4 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. The competent authority shall consider the representation independently and strictly in accordance with law. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha