Mitanin Samhit Samooh v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPC No. 3075 of 2020, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (single bench, Justice Parth Prateem Sahu), decided 09/07/2026 (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:28780, marked NAFR). Women's self-help group 'Mitanin Samhit Samooh' sought (a) re-launch of the discontinued 'Nava Anjor' scheme, (b) return of 05 acres allotted in 2006 out of Khasra No.18/1, village Karra, District Bilaspur, and (c) compensation; alternatively, alternate land under the State rehabilitation policy. Scheme withdrawn by State in 2010; show-cause notice by Tahsildar alleging encroachment; superstructure bulldozed on 23.8.2019. HELD: scheme re-launch is a policy decision of the State Government and cannot be judicially directed; petitioners stood dispossessed prior to the order; forgery objection to registration documents/Gram Panchayat resolution not adjudicated, left to appropriate authority; writ petition dismissed. Liberty to apply for rehabilitation/allotment; 3-month status quo on possession. Keywords: Nava Anjor; policy decision; self-help group; land allotment; dispossession; rehabilitation; status quo.