1 CGHC010273042022 2026:CGHC:36535 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3686 of 2022 1 - Gulabchand Shivbalak Ram Aged About 48 Years Caste- Rajwar Village Bodar, Tahsil Sonhat, District- Korea, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Revenue Department Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Board Of Revenue Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Commissioner Surguja Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Additional Collector Baikunthpur, District- Korea, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Tahsildar Sonhat, District- Korea, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Parmeshwar Prasad S/o Late Shantri Prasad Aged About 26 Years Caste- Rajwar, R/o Village Bodar, Tahsil Sonhat, District- Korea, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No. 6 : Mr. Hemant Kumar Agrawal, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 17/08/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly call for the entire record in relates to the case of the petitioner. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly be pleased to issued a writ / or writs/order/ or orders / to quashed the order dated 16.06.2022 (Annexure P/1) passed by the Board of Revenue Chhattisgarh Bilaspur in case no. A/11/R/A-39/31/2021, and further be pleased to direct the Board of Revenue Chhattisgarh Bilaspur to heard the appeal /revision of the petitioner on merits, in the ends of justice. 10.3 That, any other relief, this Hon'ble Court, deem fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the petitioner, in the interest of justice. 10.4 An affidavit in support of this petition is filed herewith.” 3 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly admits that an alternative remedy is available to the petitioner under the law by approaching the competent authority in respect of the cancellation of the lease/patta granted in his favour. He, therefore, submits that the petitioner may be permitted to avail such remedy before the concerned authority in accordance with law. However, he further submits that, vide order dated 29.08.2022, this Court had granted an order of status quo in favour of the petitioner and, therefore, the said interim protection may kindly be continued for a reasonable period to enable the petitioner to approach the concerned State Government and avail the appropriate remedy. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State as well as respondent No.6 submits that the order dated 16.06.2022 passed by the Board of Revenue is just, proper and in accordance with law and does not call for any interference by this Court. It is, therefore, submitted that the present petition deserves to be dismissed. 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 and, in particular, the fact that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative remedy available before the competent authority, the petitioner is relegated to approach the concerned State Government by filing an appropriate application within a period of 15 days from the date 4 of receipt of a copy of this order. In order to enable the petitioner to avail the said remedy effectively, the interim order/status quo granted by this Court shall remain operative for a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case, and the competent authority shall consider and decide the petitioner’s application in accordance with law. 6. With this observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat