Kriparam Khande v. State of Chhattisgarh
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High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPC No. 1361 of 2024 (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:3590, marked NAFR), order dated 21/01/2026 by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi. Petitioners: 28 residents of Village Nariyara, Tahsil Malkhroda, Dist. Sakti, C.G. (lead petitioner Kriparam Khande). Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management; Collector Sakti; Sub Divisional Officer (R) Malkharoda; Chief Municipal Health Officer, Municipal Council Sakti (Jal Awardhan Branch); and M/s Hari Indra Limited, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Counsel: Mrs. Nilu Singh (on behalf of Mr. F.S. Khare) for the petitioners; Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer, for Respondents No. 1 to 4 (no counsel recorded for Respondent No. 5). Outcome: petition dismissed as infructuous on the submission of petitioners' counsel that with the passage of time the petition had become infructuous. The two-paragraph order records no merits adjudication, no statutory provisions, no precedents, no costs and no directions.