Dr. L.N. Mahawar Vs Mr. Baswaraju S — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dr. L.N. Mahawar Vs Mr. Baswaraju S — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty reserved to the petitioners to make a fresh representation before the present incumbent authority and to revive their prayer if no decision is taken by the authority concerned within two months.

Issue for consideration

Whether the authority concerned has taken / will take the decision directed by the order dated 19.11.2024 in WPC No. 3611 of 2010 regarding enhancement of lease rent and reduction of the period of renewal of lease. +1 more

Court's answer

The authority concerned is expected to comply with the order dated 19.11.2024 passed in WPC No. 3611 of 2010 (direction to decide enhancement of lease rent and reduction of the lease renewal period).

Ratio / Principle

The petitioners are directed to make a fresh representation before the present incumbent authority (the successor to the transferred Secretary).

Key takeaways

The matter is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioners to revive their prayer if no decision is taken by the authority concerned within a period of two months.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Order dated 03.07.2026 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J., High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, in CONT No. 696 of 2026. The Court recorded (as informed by the Deputy Advocate General) that the impleaded respondent, Mr. Baswaraju S, who was then Secretary, Urban Administration and Development Department, had been transferred and another officer appointed in his place. Referring to its order dated 19.11.2024 in WPC No. 3611 of 2010, whereby the concerned Secretary was directed to take a decision on enhancement of lease rent and reduction of the period of renewal of lease, the Court expected the authority concerned to comply with that order, directed the fourteen petitioners (Dhamtari/Pantin Gunj rice-mill and saw-mill owners/traders) to make a fresh representation before the present incumbent authority, and disposed of the matter with liberty to revive their prayer if no decision was taken within two months.

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2026:CGHC:27354

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

CONT No. 696 of 2026

Digitally signed by SIDDHANT SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR TAMRAKAR Date: 2026.07.03 14:24:02 +0530

Dr. L.N. Mahawar S/o Shri Chiranjilal Mahawar Aged About 75 Years Proprietor Jagdish Rice Mill, Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Smt. Pushpa Devi Kastwar Wd/o Late Prem Narayan Kastwar Aged About 77 Years R/o Kapoor Bhawan, Ganesh Chowk Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Aidan Jain’s (Lodha) Lrs Pradeep Kumar Jain S/o Late Aidan Jain (Lodha) Aged About 60 Years R/o Lodha Niwas, Bastar Road Dhamtari Tehsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

Smt. Vijiya Ben Mirani Died Through Lrs Pradeep Mirani S/o Late Manilal Dayalji Mirani Aged About 72 Years R/o Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Jayantilal Lunkad S/o Shri Dhanraj Lunkad Aged About 74 Years R/o Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Naresh Kumar Lunkad S/o Shri Dhanraj Lunkad Aged About 72 Years R/o Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Sher Bahadur Singh Aged About 83 Years Proprietor Sher Bahadur Saw Mill Pantin Gunj District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

Dulichand Khandelwal S/o Manoharlal Khandelwal Aged About 76 Years R/o Pantin Gunj Dhamtari (C.G.)

Shri Vidya Sagar Agrawal Died Through Lrs Om Prakash Agrawal Age 63 Years R/o Sunder Ganj Ward District - Dhamtari (C.G.)

Hariram Mahawars Dired Through Lrs Ishwar Kumar Mahawar S/o Late Hariram Mahawar Aged About 53 Years R/o Pantin Gunj, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

Smt. Bidani Bai Golchha Died Through Lrs Mohan Golchha Aged About 74 Years R/o Pantin Gunj District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

Rajendra Lunkdad Aged About 67 Years Partner Vimal Rice Mill R/o Pantin Gunj District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

Nemichand Lunkad Died Through Lrs Vinod Lunkad (Jain) Aged About 57 Years Now R/o H I G-17 Padmanabhpur Durg (C.G.)

Saraswati Saw Mill Through Partner Manilal Patel Aged About 74 Years S/o Mavji Bhai Patel R/o Pantin Gunj, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

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versus

Mr. Baswaraju S Secretary, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh Urban Administration And Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, Senior Advocate along with Mr. P.R. Patankar, Advocate

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey

Order on Board

03.07.2026

It is informed by Mr. Vinay Pandey, Deputy Advocate General that the impleaded respondent Mr. Baswaraju S, who was then the Secretary of Government of Chhattisgarh, Urban Administration and Development Department has already been transferred to another department and in his place another officer has been appointed.

In WPC No. 3611 of 2010 vide order dated 19.11.2024, a direction was issued to the concerned Secretary to take decision with regard to enhancement of lease rent and reducing the period of renewal of lease. It is expected that the authority concerned shall comply with the order.

The petitioners are directed to make a fresh representation before the present incumbent authority. Accordingly, matter is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to revive their prayer, if no decision is taken by authority concerned within a period of two months.

Sd/-

(Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE

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