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Ramnarayan v. Avinash Champavat

Chhattisgarh HC5 Oct 2025CONT/653/2021

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What is this about?

Contempt petition disposed; Ghatoi Dam land acquisition/merger compensation; Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.); RFCTLARR Act 2013 Section 30(3) and Section 80; WPC No.710/2021 order dated 12.02.2021; FAM Nos.1 & 2 of 2023 (judgment 03.10.2024); FAM No.12/2009 (judgment 08.07.2022); SLP (Civil) Diary No.19673/2025 dismissed 25.08.2025; recalculation and payment of compensation within 2 months; adjustment of amounts already paid; Rajani Dubey, J.; NAFR.

What did the court decide?

Respondents/contemnors directed to recalculate the compensation payable to the petitioners as per Section 30(3) and Section 80 of the Act, 2013 and pay within 2 months, adjusting any amount already paid. ¶5

Ramnarayan Vs Avinash Champavat — Land Acquisition | Chhattisgarh HC (2025)

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners are entitled to compensation in lieu of acquisition (merger) of their land taken for construction of Ghatoi Dam, Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa. +1 more

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Court's answer

The petitioners are entitled to get the amount of compensation in lieu of acquisition of their land by the State Government.

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Ratio / Principle

Contempt petition disposed of with direction to respondents/contemnors to recalculate the compensation payable as per Section 30(3) and Section 80 of the Act, 2013 and pay the same within 2 months.

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Key takeaways

Any amount already paid to the petitioners shall be adjusted from the remaining amount.ratio¶5

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt — CONT No.653 of 2021, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 06.10.2025 (Rajani Dubey, J.). Petitioners Ramnarayan and Chandan Singh sought contempt proceedings against State functionaries (Secretary, Water Resources; Executive Engineer, WRD Champa; Collector, Janjgir; SDO (Revenue), Dabhara) for flouting the order dated 12.02.2021 in WPC No.710/2021, which had directed a decision on their representation for compensation in lieu of merger of their land for construction of Ghatoi Dam (Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa) within four months. The Collector, Sakti's affidavit conceded entitlement to compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 but denied interest under Section 80; the petitioners' counter-affidavit invoked this Court's judgment dated 03.10.2024 in FAM Nos.1 & 2 of 2023 — whose challenge in SLP (Civil) Diary No.19673/2025 was dismissed by the Supreme Court on 25.08.2025 — and the Subordinate Court's judgment dated 08.07.2022 in FAM No.12/2009. Counsel for the contemnors undertook to recalculate entitlement. Held: the petitioners are entitled to compensation in lieu of acquisition of their land; the contempt petition was disposed of with directions to recalculate compensation per Sections 30(3) and 80 of the 2013 Act and pay within two months, adjusting any sums already paid.

2025:CGHC:49621

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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CONT No.653 of 2021

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1 - Ramnarayan S/o Shatrughanlal Aged About 58 Years

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Digitally signed by R NIRALA

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2 - Chandan Singh S/o Ganeshram Aged About 63 Years

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Both R/o Village Kabaripali Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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Appellant (s)

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versus

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1 - Avinash Champavat Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Arun Kumar Yadu, Executive Engineer WRD Champa, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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3 - Jitendra Kumar Shukla Collector Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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4 - Ramprasad Achala, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Dabhara, District Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner (s) : Mr. T. K. Jha and Dr. Sudeep Agrawal, Advocates For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raghvendra Pradhan, Mr. Keshav Prasad Gupta and Mr. Siddhant Tiwari, Advocates

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Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey

Order on Board

06/10/2025

The present petition has been filed by the petitioners for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondents for flouting the Court order dated 12.02.2021 passed in WPC No.710/2021, whereby this Court had directed the respondent authorities to consider and decide the petitioners’ representation seeking compensation in liue of merger of their land for construction of Ghatoi Dam in Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) within a period of 4 months therefrom, but the said representation was not considered and decided, as such the present contempt petition has been filed.

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As per the direction of this Court, reply was filed by the by the respondents/contemnors and an affidavit of the Collector, Sakti was also filed stating therein that though as per Section 30 (3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (in short ‘the Act, 2013’), the petitioners are entitled for compensation, however as per Section 80 of the said Act, the petitioners are not eligible for grant of interest from the date of merger of their land. Thereafter a counter affidavit was filed by the petitioners stating therein that they are entitled for grant of compensation as per Section 80 of the Act, 2013 and relied upon the judgment passed by this Court dated 03.10.2024 passed in FAM Nos.1 & 2 of 2023 as well as the judgment passed by the Subordinate Court dated 08.07.2022 passed in FAM No.12/2009, whereby the claim of the petitioners therein was allowed and the respondents were

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directed to pay the compensation amount after calculation within a period of 2 months therefrom. The judgment passed by this Court in FAM No.2/2023 was also challenged by the respondents before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, but the same has also been dismissed vide order dated 25.08.2025 passed in SLP (Civil) Diary No.19673/2025.

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Thus, in view of the above, it is clear that the petitioners are entitled to get the amount of compensation in lieu of acquisition of their land by the State Government.

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At this stage, learned counsel for the contemnors submit that the contemnors are ready to recalculate the amount of compensation to the petitioners as per their entitlement.

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In view of the above, the contempt petition is disposed of directing the respondents/contemnors to recalculate the compensation amount payable to the petitioners as per Section 30 (3) and Section 80 of the Act, 2013 and pay the same to them within a period of 2 months from today. The amount, if any, paid to the petitioners shall be adjusted from the remaining amount.

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Rajani Dubey Judge

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Nirala

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