Dhaneshwar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 3386 of 2026; Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; order dated 03/07/2026. Keywords: Gram Panchayat Kodewa; Sarpanch and Secretary eviction/removal notices 01.05.2026/04.05.2026/07.05.2027 (as printed: 07.05.2026) Annexure P/1 colly; Tahsildar Arjunda memo 13.05.2026 to SHO; joint communication Annexure P/2 dated 19.05.2026 seeking magisterial and police assistance; Sahu Samaj community Bhawan on Government land Khasra No. 650; Balod, Arjunda, Gunderdehi; prayer for patta; disposal without merits; one-week time to reply; reasoned order within 10 days; no coercive steps meanwhile; no precedents or statutory provisions cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: petitioner permitted one week to reply to the impugned notices; Gram Panchayat directed to pass a reasoned order in accordance with law within 10 days thereafter; no coercive steps against the petitioner till expiry of that 10-day period.