Lakhan @ Bukhau Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

Lakhan @ Bukhau Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.4, the Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, District Surguja, to take an appropriate decision on the petitioner's application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure-P/3) in accordance with law/applicable rules; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No.4 (Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, District Surguja) should be directed to take a decision on the petitioner's application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure-P/3) concerning the alleged purchase of the disputed property by respondent No.5, a Police Constable, without permission of the competent authority in violation of the CCA Rules, 1966.

Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of at this stage, directing respondent No.4, the Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, District Surguja, to take an appropriate decision on the petitioner's application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure-P/3) in accordance with law/applicable rules.

Ratio / Principle

Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of, and no order as to costs is made.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.) — WPC No. 934 of 2026, decided 03/03/2026. The petitioner, Lakhan @ Bukhau, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to respondent No.4 (Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur) to decide his application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure-P/3). His grievance was that respondent No.5, Vinod Kerketta, a Police Constable, had purchased the disputed property — the subject matter of pending Civil Suit No.36A/2014 (Shavishankar @ Shivshankar & Ors. vs. Lakhan @ Bukhau) before the Civil Judge, Class-2, Ambikapur — without obtaining permission of the competent authority, in alleged violation of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966. Learned counsel for the State submitted that respondent No.4 would take an appropriate decision on the application in accordance with law. Disposing of the petition on the limited prayer, the Court directed respondent No.4 to take an appropriate decision on the application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure-P/3) in accordance with law/applicable rules; pending interlocutory applications, if any, were disposed of, with no order as to costs.

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2026:CGHC:10993

Digitally signed by RUKHSAR RUKHSAR BANO BANO Date: 2026.03.03 17:29:19 +0530

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 934 of 2026

1 - Lakhan @ Bukhau S/o Late Balram Aged About 55 Years Caste- Kanwar, R/o Village Silsila, P.S. Batauli (Presently Raghunathpur), District Surguja (C.G.)

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar (C.G.)

2 - Director General Of Police Police Head Quarters (PHQ), Mahanadi Bhawan Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar (C.G.)

3 - Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.)

4 - Superintendent Of Police (SP) Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.)

5 - Vinod Kerketta (Constable) S/o Late Dilsay Kerketta Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Kota, Tehsil Lundra, District Surguja (C.G.) (Currently Posted At Police Station Kotwali, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.))

... Respondents

(Cause title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Ms. A. Sandhya Rao, Advocate For State / Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer

(Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Order on Board

03/03/2026

1. By filing the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks issuance of a direction to respondent No.4 to take a decision on the application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure -P/3) submitted by the petitioner.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.5, being a Police Constable, purchased the disputed property, which is the subject

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matter in Civil Suit No.36A/2014 ( Shavishankar @ Shivshankar & Ors. vs. Lakhan @ Bukhau ), which is pending consideration before the Civil Judge, Class-2, Ambikapur, and that too, without obtaining permission of the competent authority, which is in violation of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 (for short “CCA Rules”). She further submits that the petitioner filed an application (Annexure -P/3) before respondent No.4, but the same has not been decided yet. Hence, learned counsel prays that, at this stage, the present petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to take an appropriate decision on the said application (Annexure -P/3).

3. Learned counsel for the State/Respondent Nos.1 to 4 submits that respondent No.4 shall take an appropriate decision on the application (Annexure -P/3) filed by the petitioner in accordance with law.

4. Having considered the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of at this stage directing respondent No.4, the Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, Districrt Surguja, to take an appropriate decision on the application dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure -P/3) in accordance with law/applicable rules.

5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

6. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, also stands disposed of. No order as to cost(s).

Sd/(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Judge

Rukhsar