Mohan Kumar Suryavanshi v. State of Chhattisgarh
Land acquisition – road built over private land without compensation
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur, WPC No. 952 of 2024, decided 20/02/2025 (neutral citation 2025:CGHC:8945), Bibhu Datta Guru, J. Petitioners Mohan Kumar Suryavanshi and Rajkumar Suryavanshi sought a mandamus for acquisition of their land (Khasra No. 127, Village Jagmahant, District Janjgir-Champa) and payment of compensation, the land having been used for construction of the Janjgir-to-Kera road; reference documents: demarcation report (Annexure P-2), SDO(PWD) communication dated 02/06/2017 (Annexure P-3), Panchnama dated 13/02/2019. Petition disposed of with time-bound (50 days) directions to SDO(Revenue) for demarcation, acquisition in accordance with law, and payment of compensation. Keywords: land acquisition; compensation; PWD road; demarcation; Panchnama; writ of mandamus; time-bound direction; Janjgir-Champa.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the SDO(Revenue) to conduct a spot inspection/demarcation of the petitioners' land (Khasra No. 127, Village Jagmahant) in their presence and, if the land is found used for construction of the road, to take necessary steps for acquisition in accordance with law within 50 days and ensure payment of compensation to the petitioners.