Basant Patel @ Vasant Patel Vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

Basant Patel @ Vasant Patel Vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to Respondent No. 2 (Collector, Mines and Minerals, Raipur) to decide the petitioner's renewal application (Annexure P-1) dated 03.03.2025 expeditiously, preferably within 30 days from receipt/submission of a copy of the order, in accordance with law, if not already decided; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stood disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should dispose of the writ petition with a direction to Respondent No. 2 to decide the petitioner's application (Annexure P-1) dated 03.03.2025 for renewal of the Lime Stone Lease within a specific time frame, the existing lease expiring on 29.03.2026.

Court's answer

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 2 to decide the petitioner's application (Annexure P-1) dated 03.03.2025 for renewal of the Lime Stone Lease expeditiously, preferably within 30 days from receipt/submission of a copy of the order, in accordance with law, if not already decided.

Ratio / Principle

The Court passed the above direction on the limited prayer of the petitioner without entering into the merits of the case.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Basant Patel @ Vasant Patel, holder of a Lime Stone Lease granted for a period of 10 years and expiring on 29.03.2026, had filed an application dated 03.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) before the Collector (Mines and Minerals), Raipur (Respondent No. 2) for renewal of the lease; the application remained undecided. He approached the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur by a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to Respondent No. 2 to decide the application within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the State raised no objection to the limited prayer. Without entering into the merits of the case, the Court disposed of the petition directing Respondent No. 2 to decide the renewal application expeditiously, preferably within 30 days from receipt/submission of a copy of the order, in accordance with law, if not already decided. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stood disposed of. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi; decided 17/03/2026.

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2026:CGHC:12721

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 1159 of 2026

Basant Patel @ Vasant Patel S/o Shri Danabhai Patel Aged About 54 Years R/o New Timber Market Fafadih Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Department Of Mineral Resource Mahanadi Bhawan Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar Distt- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Collector (Mines And Minerals) Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondents

{Cause title, as taken from CIS}

For Petitioner : Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Patel, Advocate. For Respondents : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. Adv. General

{Hon'ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi}

Order on Board

17/03/2026

1. Instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner seeking following reliefs :-

“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly call for the entire record in relates to the case of the petitioner.

10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly be please to direct the Respondent authorities to decide the application dated 03.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) submitted by the Petitioner before the Respondent No.02(Collector-Mines and Mineral Branch, Raipur) within stipulated

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period, as the existing lease is expiring on 29.03.2026, in the interest of justice.

10.3 That, any other relief, this Hon'ble Court, deem fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that respondent authorities had granted the Lime Stone Lease to the petitioner for a period of 10 years, which came to be expired on 29.03.2026. He further submits that the petitioner has filed an application (Annexure P-1) dated 03.03.2025 before respondent No. 2 for renewal of Lime Stone Lease, but the same has not been decided yet, hence, he submits that this petitioner may be disposed of directing respondent No. 2 to decide his application (Annexure P-1) within a specific time frame.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection to allow the limited prayer made by petitioner's counsel.

Having considered the limited prayer of the petitioner, without entering into the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of directing respondent No. 2 to decide application (Annexure P-1) dated 03.03.2025 filed by the petitioner for renewal of Lime stone lease, expeditiously preferably within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt /submission of copy of this order in accordance with law, if already not decided.

With the aforesaid observation & direction, this writ petition is disposed of.

Pending interlocutory application, if any, stand(s) disposed of.

Sd/-

AMITKUMARDUBEY Digitally signedby AMITKUMAR DUBEYDate:2026.03.2011:13:10 +0530

(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge