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2025 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 9536
IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Arvind Kumar Verma, J
Ramvishal Gendre – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
WPC No. 4011 of 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha
For the Respondents: Ms. Nupur Trivedi
The court emphasizes the necessity for lawful processes in land acquisition and construction under the Electricity Act and Indian Telegraph Act.
Headnote:The petitioners seek relief under the Electricity Act and Indian Telegraph Act against construction on their land without due process. The court, upon reviewing limited prayers, ordered the respondents to decide the pending representation from the petitioners. Key issue framed was the lack of process in land utilization. The decision mandated expeditious resolution of requested actions.
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| 1. petitioners seek relief for unauthorized land construction. (Para 2) |
| 2. court hears petitioners' requests for representation. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court reviews documents to find merit. (Para 5) |
| 4. court orders expeditious decision on petitioners' representation. (Para 6) |
| 5. writ petition outcomes find favor towards disposal. (Para 7) |
Order on Board
30/07/2025
1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction restraining the respondents from carrying out any construction work or installation of transmission lines/towers on the petitioners private land without following due process of law.
10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly direct the respondents to remove any illegally constructed structure or installation already made on the petitioners land.
10.3 Any other relief which the Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper under the facts and circumstances may also be provided to the petitioner.
2. The grievance of the petitioners is that the petitioners are the owners of the land bearing Khasra Nos.303, 1040/1, 40/1, 273/4, 497/1, 1026/4, 763/5, 1027/2, 1031/2 situated at Village Kharora & Math, Tehsil Kharora, District Raipur,C.G. and the Respondent No.4 without acquiring the land of the petitioners and without any information, permission, order or agreement for erection and construction of power transmission line at Kharora in accordance with the provisions of Electricity Act read with the respective provisions of Indian Telegraph Act . The above land has not been acquired by the Respondent No.4 for the purpose of construction and erection of power transmission unit/line also no compensation has been provided to the petitioners.
3. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that he would confine his prayer for seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to decide the pending representation of the petitioners Annexure P/4.
4. Learned State counsel submits that she has no objection in deciding the representation of the petitioners.
5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents with utmost circumspection.
6. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the Respondent No.2 is directed to decide the representation made by the petitioners Annexure P/4 expeditiously as early as possible in accordance with law.
7. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.
