1 CGHC010332112026 2026:CGHC:38783 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4465 of 2026 1 - Jagarnath Manikpuri S/o Godawari Aged About 52 Years R/o House No.-0189, Ward No.-03, Madpal, Bastar District- Bastar Chhattisgarh, ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar,nava Raipur, Distt- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2 - The District Collector Bastar At Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar Chhattisgarh, 3 - Additional Collector At Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar Chhattisgarh, 4 - Sub Divisional Officer Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar Chhattisgarh, 5 - Tehsildar Tehsil- Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar, Chhattisgarh, 6 - Naib Tehsildar Markel Tehsil- Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar Chhattisgarh, 7 - Gram Panchayat Through Its Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Madpal Tehsil- Jagdalpur Distt- Bastar Chhattisgarh, ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Aditya Kumar Mishra, Advocate VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 For State :- Mr. Anmol Sharma, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 02.09.2026 1. Following reliefs have been prayed in this petition:- “10.1. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly a writ in the nature of certiorari, and quash the impugned order dated 19.09.2025 passed by the learned Naib Tehsildar, Markel, Tehsil Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh, in Case No. 202111150300006/03/A-5/2021-22/A-5, whereby the petitioner's application preferred under Section 89 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, has been rejected purportedly in exercise of the review jurisdiction under Section 51 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959; 10.2. Direct the concerned Revenue Authorities to decide the petitioner's case strictly in accordance with law, on the basis of the relevant revenue records and material available on record, without being influenced by any extraneous consideration, political pressure or influence of any person; 10.3. Direct the concerned Revenue Authority to decide the petitioner's case expeditiously within a time-bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court; 10.4. Pass any other order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, submits that the petitioner does not wish to press the present petition and seeks permission to withdraw the same with liberty to avail the appropriate statutory remedy by preferring an appeal under Section 44(1) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, before the competent Collector. He further prays that a direction may be issued to the competent authority to consider and decide the appeal, if filed, expeditiously. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate statutory remedy by preferring an appeal under Section 44(1) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, before the competent Collector. 5. In the event the petitioner prefers such an appeal within a period of 10 days from today, the competent appellate authority/concerned Collector shall consider and decide the same, on its own merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of filing of the appeal. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The competent authority/concerned 4 Collector shall consider the appeal independently and strictly in accordance with law. 7. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty and directions. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha