1 CGHC010364012022 2026:CGHC:41181 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4918 of 2022 1 - Umlal Bharti S/o Kheduram Aged About 60 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Brijlal Khelare S/o Shri Kisun Khelare, Aged About 52 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Asharam Sonwani S/o Late Tiharuram, Aged About 58 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Kisun Khelare S/o Late Shri Badku, Aged About 80 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sukhram Yadav S/o Late Shri Jagtu Yadav Aged About 79 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 6 - Sanjay Jangde S/o Late Shri Milan Jangde, Aged About 35 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 7 - Manoj Jangde S/o Shri Pawan Jangde Aged About 37 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 8 - Rajesh Jangde S/o Late Shri Roopchand Jangde Aged About 37 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 9 - Rajaram Koshle S/o Late Shri Dariyal Aged About 80 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY Date: 2026.09.24 11:22:15 +0530 2 10 - Gokul Tandan S/o Shri Kamta Tandan Aged About 35 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 11 - Kamal Narayan S/o Late Shri Sukhchand, Aged About 55 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 12 - Rahul S/o Shri Kamal Narayan Aged About 25 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 13 - Ghanshyam S/o Late Shri Daulal, Aged About 36 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 14 - Pritam Satnami S/o Late Shri Daulal, Aged About 29 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 15 - Devraj S/o Shri Santkumar Aged About 24 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 16 - Sant Kumar S/o Late Shri Mangan Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 17 - Heera Lal S/o Shri Santulal Aged About 30 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 18 - Santu Lal S/o Late Shri Mangan Aged About 52 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 19 - Lalaram S/o Late Shri Firanta Aged About 63 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 20 - Mohan Dahariya S/o Late Shri Baisakhu, Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 21 - Balram Narange S/o Late Shri Matwar Aged About 45 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 22 - Amardas S/o Late Shri Banshilal Aged About 40 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 23 - Meghnath S/o Shri Banshilal Aged About 27 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 24 - Punit Narange S/o Late Shri Mungelal Aged About 45 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 25 - Binda Bai W/o Shri Shyam Kumar Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 26 - Tirith Purena S/o Late Shri Sujan Aged About 52 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 27 - Chumman Bharti S/o Bhikam Lal Aged About 63 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 28 - Ishwar Gayakwad S/o Firantu Das Aged About 36 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 29 - Kirtin Bai W/o Sarju Aged About 65 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 30 - Sangram Ratre S/o Sarju, Aged About 35 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 31 - Malikram S/o Sarju Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 32 - Ganga Prasad S/o Lalaram, Aged About 32 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 33 - Hariram S/o Lalaram Aged About 30 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 34 - Sonu Dewangan S/o Ramkisun Dewangan Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 35 - Sadhu S/o Late Shri Mahajan Ratre Aged About 60 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 36 - Brijraj Bharti S/o Umlal Aged About 36 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 37 - Yugal Bharti S/o Umlal Aged About 24 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 38 - Devchand S/o Lakhan Aged About 53 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 39 - Anil S/o Devchand Aged About 32 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 40 - Ramavatar S/o Gendlal Aged About 28 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 41 - Devendra S/o Mungelal Aged About 32 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 42 - Mahendra Khelare S/o Kisun Aged About 41 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 43 - Hari Kishan S/o Late Koduram, Aged About 50 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 44 - Dwarika S/o Late Bhagela Aged About 68 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 45 - Birjhapal S/o Ramnath Aged About 40 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 46 - Uttam Ratre S/o Marakhan Aged About 45 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 47 - Karan Ratre S/o Late Guhriram Aged About 40 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 48 - Resham Bande S/o Dwarpal Aged About 43 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 49 - Khuman S/o Umlal Aged About 36 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 50 - Dindayal S/o Umlal Aged About 34 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 51 - Geeta S/o Mansharam Aged About 40 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 52 - Ramapal S/o Kartik Aged About 45 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 53 - Panna Lal S/o Dwarpal Aged About 38 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Saloni, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Secretray, Department Of Housing And Environment Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Secretary, Department Of Tribal And Scheduled Caste Welfare, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Chhattisgarh Housing Board Through - Its Commissioner, Head Office, Sector - 99, Paryawas Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - Executive Engineer Chhattisgarh Housing Board, Division - Sejbahar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 7 - Collector, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 8 - Deputy Collector, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 9 - Sub Divisional Officer, Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 10 - Tahsildar, Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Rajni Soren, Advocate For Respondent/State For Respondent/ Housing Board : : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate Ms. Purnima Singh, Advocate S B: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 22/09/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs : (i) Set-aside land allotment proceedings with respect to khasra no. 40/1, Village Saloni, Patwari Halka No. 17, Tahsil - Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.); (ii) Direct the respondents to reject respondent no. 6's application for allotment of khasra no. 40/1, Village Saloni, Patwari Halka No. 17, Tahsil Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) for the Rajeev Nagar Awas Yojna; (iii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant ownership rights/patta to the petitioners on khasra no. 40/1, Village Saloni, Patwari Halka No. 17, Tahsil - Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.); (iv) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's application for grant ownership rights/patta to the petitioners on khasra no. 40/1, Village Saloni, Patwari Halka No. 17, Tahsil - Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.); (v) Pass any other order the Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice. 7 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to pursue the application filed by them for grant of lease (Patta) in their favour, which has been pending consideration before the concerned authorities since 2021. 3. The aforesaid prayer is opposed by learned counsel for the respondent- Chhattisgarh Housing Board on the ground that the petitioners are unauthorized occupants. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and also perused the documents annexed with the petition. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this petition with liberty to the petitioners to pursue their application for grant of lease in respect of the land in their possession since long back. The authorities concerned are directed to consider and decide the subject application expeditiously, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. For a period of 60 days or until the decision on the subject application, the concerned authorities are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner. 7. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the Petition is finally disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shyna Ajay