Rajdeep Sao v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; WPC No. 78 of 2026; decision date 09/01/2026; single judge Narendra Kumar Vyas; petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; challenge to order dated 21.11.2025 of Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division Mohla directing removal of encroachment on forest land P.F. 996, 0.010 Hectare, with hut constructed by petitioner (Gram Panchayat Aundhi, Tahsil Manpur, District Rajnandgaon); maintainability of writ petition; no ownership documents produced; no perversity or illegality shown; petition disposed of as not maintainable; no precedents cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner placed no document demonstrating ownership of forest land P.F. 996 bearing 0.010 Hectare, on which he constructed a hut, and was unable to point out any perversity in the impugned order dated 21.11.2025.