Dinesh Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Land demarcation before PWD road construction from Collectorate/Ghotiya Road Kawardha to New Bus Stand Kawardha; compensation for land occupied by authorities; undecided representation dated 18.11.2024 (Annexure P-1 Colly.); Khasra Nos. 470/2, 478/4, 478/1, 470/1; Rakba 5.7700, 0.7560, 0.7788 hectare; Patwari Halka No.13, Tahsil and District Kawardha, Kabirdham; Collector Kabirdham; Tahsildar Kawardha; SDO Kawardha; six-month ('06 months') timeline for execution; WPC No. 3066 of 2025; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur; petition disposed of with directions; Justice Arvind Kumar Verma; order dated 19/09/2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions to respondent No.2 – Collector, Kabirdham to decide the petitioners' representation dated 18.11.2024 (Annexure P-1 Colly.) with the help of respondent Nos. 3 & 5, and to demarcate the petitioners' land (Khasra Nos. 470/2, 478/4, 478/1 and 470/1, Patwari Halka No.13, Tahsil and District Kawardha) before construction of the road from Collectorate, Kawardha to New Bus Stand, Kawardha; if road construction is found to be over the petitioners' land, respondent No.5 to proceed for execution of land expeditiously, preferably within '06 months', with demarcation conducted in the petitioners' presence.