1 CGHC010367182026 2026:CGHC:41168 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4807 of 2026 Shankar Dayal S/o -Ramjiyawan Aged About 73 Years S R/o -Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through-Secretary Revenue Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Collector Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj C.G. 3 - Sub Divisional Officer Revenue Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur Ramanujganj C.G. 4 - Tehsildar Raghunathnagar District Balrampur Ramanujganj C.G. 5 - Rohini Prasad S/o Late Shyamsundar, R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Brijesh Kumar, S/o Rohini Prasad R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) 7 - Rajesh Kumar, S/o Rohini Prasad R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil 2 Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) 8 - Sunil Kumar, S/o Rohini Prasad R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) 9 - Gorakhnath S/o Rohini Prasad R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) 10 - Sanjay Kumar S/o Rohini Prasad R/o- Of Village Karri, Tehsil Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur -Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sanjay Pathak, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Siddharth Ojha, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 22/09/2026 1. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs: 10.1 Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the learned Tehsildar, Raghunathnagar, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) to expeditiously adjudicate and finally decide Case No. 202609271400001/A-68/2025-26, pending before him, within a stipulated period, preferably within a period fixed by this Hon’ble Court, in accordance with law and after affording due opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties. 10.2 Pass any other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present 3 case, in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proceedings in Case No. 202609271400001/A-68/2025-26 are pending before the learned Tehsildar, Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, and despite the passage of considerable time, the same have not yet been finally adjudicated. It is further submitted that the petitioner is only seeking expeditious disposal of the aforesaid pending proceedings and is not seeking any adjudication on the merits of the case by this Court. 3. Learned State Counsel submits that the proceedings are pending consideration before the learned Tehsildar and that the same may be directed to be decided expeditiously in accordance with law, subject to compliance with all requisite procedural formalities and after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties. 4. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and having regard to the limited relief sought by the petitioner, this Court directs the respondent no. 4 - learned Tehsildar, Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj to consider and conclude the proceedings in Case No. 202609271400001/A-68/2025-26, pending before him, in accordance with law and shall afford due and reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties, as expeditiously as 4 possible, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, subject to there being no legal impediment in doing so. 6. It is further clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claims or contentions of the parties, and the competent authority shall take an independent decision in accordance with the applicable provisions of law and the material available before it. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Madhurima