1 CGHC010076332021 2026:CGHC:43818 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1646 of 2021 1 - Kamla Sahu D/o Dashrath Lal Sahu Aged About 46 Years Resident Of Village Seoni, Tehsil Champa, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways Transport Bhawan 1, New Delhi 2 - Project Director National Highway Authority Of India (Nhai) Project Implementation Unit D 61, Hig 1, Abhilasha Parisar Behind New Bus Stand Tifra Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Revenue Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Champa District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh 5 - Sub Divisional Officer Cum Competent Authority And Land Acquisition Champa District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh 6 - Inspector General Registration And Superintendent Of Stamp GST Bhawan Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Kamal Kishor Patel, Advocate For Respondent No1/Union of India : Mr. Manoj Mishra and Ms. Anmol Sharma, CGC For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate along with Mr. Aayush Tamboli, Advocate For State : Mr. Anway Tiwari, PL PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2026.10.12 14:41:49 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 09/10/2026 1. The petitioner, in this Writ Petition, has prayed for the following reliefs:- “10.1 That this Hon’ble Court kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities for taking decision on claim U/s 80 of Act, 2013 10.2 Any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioner” 2. At the outset, learned counsel for respondent No.2/NHAI has raised an objection that the claim of the petitioner can very well be decided by availing the alternative remedy available under Section 3-G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, by filing an appropriate application before the competent authority. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file an appropriate application under Section 3-G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, before the competent authority. 4. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file an appropriate application before the competent authority within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Considering the fact that the matter has been pending before this Court since 2021, the competent authority is directed to consider and decide the application 3 expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of its filing, in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Priyanka