1 CGHC010379932026 2026:CGHC:42099 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7119 of 2026 Shubham Chauhan @ Shobha S/o Prahlad Chauhan, Aged About 34 Years R/o Surajpura (D), Patwari Halka No. 02, Sub -Tehsil Deorbija, Tehsil Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Deparment Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Collector, Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.) 3 - The Sub- Divisional Officer (Revenue), Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.) 4 - The Naib Tahsildar, Sub -Tehsil Deorbija, Tehsil Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.) 5 - Harilal Chauhan, S/o Bahal Chauhan, Aged About 65 Years Resident Of Village Surajpura, Tehsil Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.29 10:36:32 +0530 2 (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Pandey, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 28/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks various reliefs. However, at present, he confines the prayer only to relief clause 10.2, seeking a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to complete the pending proceedings, if any, relating to the appointment of a permanent Kotwar of Village Surajpura and to issue the appointment order in favour of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was temporarily appointed as Kotwar of Village Surajpura, P.H. No.00002, RIC Kodwa, Sub-Tehsil Deorbija, Tahsil Berla, District Bemetara, pursuant to the appointment order dated 29.09.2023 passed by respondent No.4. He submits that the respondent No.5 questioned the appointment proceedings for the post of Kotwar of Surajpura in various forums and the said proceedings have been dismissed by all the forums and the same attained finality. Learned counsel further submits that the recruitment process for fresh appointment of Kotwar has already been initiated by the respondents No.2 to 4 and the said proceedings is not being completed and hence he prays for a direction towards the respondents No.2 to 4 to complete the 3 process of appointment of permanent Kotwar for the aforesaid village within the stipulated period. 3. Learned State counsel submits that, since the petitioner is confining his prayer to a limited direction for completion of the process of appointment of permanent Kotwar of Village Surajpura, the present petition may be disposed of with a direction to the concerned authorities to take an appropriate decision in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the submission made by learned State counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to complete the process of appointment of permanent Kotwar of Village Surajpura, P.H. No.00002, RIC Kodwa, Sub-Tehsil Deorbija, Tahsil Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.), in accordance with law, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE $. Bhilwar