Sukumar Chaudhary v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 958 of 2025; decided 22.07.2025 by Arvind Kumar Verma, J.; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:35150. Petitioner Sukumar Chaudhary sought Article 226 direction for compensation for land (Khasra No. 555, 0.0707 hectare, village Beltara, Bilaspur) acquired for National Highway construction. CALA award already passed; budget memo issued; respondent No. 4 (Project Director, NH) awaiting clarification. Held: petition disposed; fresh detailed representation within 15 days before SDM (Revenue) and Project Director; decision within 60 days objectively. Keywords: land acquisition compensation; highway; CALA award; pending representation; mandamus for time-bound decision; no cases cited; no quantum determined.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh detailed representation with all relevant documents before respondent Nos. 2 & 4 within 15 days; respondent Nos. 2 & 4 to consider and decide it preferably within an outer limit of 60 days from receipt of copy, in an objective manner. No compensation amount was fixed by this Court.