1 2026:CGHC:18521 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1737 of 2026 1 - Vipralav Haldar S/o Late Jyotish Haldar Aged About 56 Years Caste - Namoshuddh, R/o Village Digma, Sai College Para, Police Station - Gandhinagar, Tehsil Ambikapur, District - Surguja Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Distt - Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Commissioner Surguja Division, Ambikapur, Distt Surguja Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Collector Ambikapur, Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sub-Divisional Officer (R) Ambikapur, Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 5 - Tehsildar Ambikapur, Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh. 6 - Deputy Registrar Ambikapur, Distt - Surguja Ambikapur Chhattisgarh. RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 7 - Ajay Agrawal S/o Chandi Ram Agrawal Aged About 59 Years R/o Village Mahalaxmi Ward No. 9, Banaras Chowk, Jawahar Market, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Neeraj Mehta, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/ State : Mr. Shobhit Mishra, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 23/04/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “1. That, the Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order of direction or any other appropriate writ direction to Respondent No. 3 to expeditiously decide the petitioner's application for permission to sell the rehabilitation land under Section 165(6) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (Annexure P/4) dated 16.01.2023 bearing Proceeding No. 202302021700025 of 2022-2023, Class A-21 pending since 2023 in expedited manner in outer limit of 15 day looking to the medical condition of the petitioner's mother and need of fund; 2. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances, may also be granted in favour of the petitioner.” 2. Brief facts of the case, is that, the instant petition is being 3 preferred seeking a direction to respondent No. 3 to decide the petitioner’s application for grant of permission to sell rehabilitation land under Section 165(6) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, pertaining to Revenue Proceeding No. 202302021700025 of 2022–23, Class A-21, which, despite completion of all requisite legal formalities and submission of reports during the year 2022– 23, has remained pending since 2023 without any justifiable reason; that in view of the urgent financial requirement of the petitioner, particularly for meeting expenses relating to the higher education of his children, it is prayed that the said application be directed to be decided expeditiously within an outer limit of 15 days; that prior to filing the present petition, the petitioner had approached this Hon’ble Court by filing WPC No. 1407/2026, which was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh and better constituted petition. Hence, this petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had filed an application under Section 165(6) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 before the concerned Collector on 16.01.2023; however, despite the lapse of a considerable period, the said application has not yet been decided, even though proceedings in respect thereof have already been initiated by the competent authority. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the State has no objection if an appropriate direction is issued to the concerned Collector to consider and decide the petitioner’s 4 application expeditiously, in accordance with law. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and further taking into account that the application in question was filed way back on 16.01.2023 and has remained pending since then, it is deemed appropriate to direct the concerned Collector, Ambikapur, District Surguja, to consider and decide the said application strictly in accordance with law, within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. With this observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat