1 CGHC010313262026 2026:CGHC:37910 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4200 of 2026 1 - Keshav Vaishnav S/o Late Manharan Das Vaishnav Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No. 17, Ambedkar Chowk, Tilda Neora, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Energy, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Managing Director Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (C.S.P.D.C.L.), Vidyut Sewa Bhawan, Danganiya, Raipur. 3 - Junior Engineer C.S.P.D.C.L., Village Tulsi, Post Tilda Neora, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Subhashini Sahu @ Subhash Tandon W/o Manoj Sahu, R/o Village Tilda, Post Tilda Neora, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manoj Kumar Yadav, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Amit Nayak, Panel Lawyer. For Respondents No. 2 & 3 : Mr. Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 24/08/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “i. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, directing Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to immediately disconnect and remove the temporary electricity connection granted to Respondent No. 4 situated on the encroached premises at Khasra No. 577/2 and Khasra No. 469/1; ii. Direct the Respondent Authorities to ensure strict compliance with the status quo order dated 15.10.2025 passed in MCA No. 44/24 by the Ld. Third District Judge, Raipur; iii. Pass any other order(s) or grant such other relief(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iv. Award the costs of this petition in favour of the Petitioners and against the Respondents.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of an appropriate writ, particularly a writ of mandamus, directing the respondent authorities, more particularly the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL), to immediately disconnect and remove the temporary electricity connection provided to respondent No. 4, namely, Mrs. Subhashini Sahu @ Subhash Tandon. It is submitted that respondent No. 4 is a habitual encroacher upon the petitioners’ private land bearing Khasra No. 577/2 and, as reflected from the official revenue records, has also encroached upon an area admeasuring 440 sq. ft. of Government grass land (Ghas Bhumi) 3 bearing Khasra No. 469/1. Learned counsel further submits that in MCA No. 44/2024, the learned Third District Judge, Raipur, vide order dated 15.10.2025, has specifically directed all the parties to maintain status quo with regard to the disputed property till final disposal of the pending civil suit. It is further submitted that the revision preferred against the order dated 22.08.2025 passed by the learned Trial Court, whereby the closure report (khatma kharji) in FIR No. 74/2024 was accepted, has already been allowed and the said order accepting the closure report has been set aside. Learned counsel, therefore, submits that providing or continuing electricity connection to respondent No. 4, who is alleged to be an illegal encroacher, particularly during subsistence of the judicial order directing maintenance of status quo, would amount to permitting and effectively legitimising the alleged illegal occupation and would confer an undue advantage upon respondent No. 4 despite the subsisting judicial directions. 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondents No. 2 and 3 submits that the temporary electricity connection provided to respondent No. 4, namely, Smt. Subhashini Sahu @ Subhash Tandon, has already been disconnected by the competent authority. It is further submitted that the said disconnection has been duly carried out and, consequently, the grievance raised by the petitioner with regard to the temporary electricity connection no longer survives for consideration. Learned counsel, therefore, submits that no further action remains to be taken by respondents No. 2 and 3 in 4 respect of the relief sought by the petitioner in the present writ petition. 4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and have perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and particularly taking into consideration the submission made by learned counsel appearing for respondents No. 2 and 3 as well as the documents placed on record demonstrating that the temporary electricity connection provided to respondent No. 4, namely, Smt. Subhashini Sahu @ Subhash Tandon, has already been disconnected, this Court is of the considered view that the grievance raised by the petitioner no longer survives for consideration. 6. Consequently, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the present writ petition. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case or on the rights and contentions of the parties in respect of the disputed property. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat