Pooja Mahato v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 4411 of 2022; Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; order dated 16/07/2026; 43 petitioners of Ward 70, Bapu Nagar, Bilaspur (largely Scheduled Caste); encroachment/unauthorised occupation of SECR railway land; proposed demolition and eviction; writ of prohibition sought; regularization by grant of patta sought; rehabilitation by Municipal Corporation Bilaspur; list of eligible beneficiaries; seven days to approach Corporation; 45 days to remove encroachment; Union of India/Railway respondents; State of Chhattisgarh respondents; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: the Municipal Corporation to hand over keys and possession of rehabilitated accommodation to petitioners found in the list of eligible beneficiaries after due verification; petitioners to approach the Corporation within seven days; all petitioners, whether found eligible or not, to remove their encroachment within 45 days of receipt of the order. The prayers for a writ of prohibition against demolition/eviction and for regularization by grant of patta were not separately adjudicated; the petition was disposed of on the rehabilitation track.