2026:CGHC:6-DB NAFR Digitally signed by BABLU BABLU RAJENDRA RAJENDRA BHANARKAR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR BHANARKARDate:

2026.01.02

17:03:04 +0530 WA No. 773 of 2025

1. Ramnarayan Vyas S/o Late H.N. Vyas Aged About 55 Years, R/o 24 Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 7)

2. Ajay Sharma S/o Late Shri Fattelal Sharma Aged About 60 Years R/o

44, Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 08)

3. Ashok Purohit S/o Late Shri Daulal Purohit Aged About 64 Years R/o

47, Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 09)

... Appellants versus

1. The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 01)

2. Board Of Revenue Chhattisgarh, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 02)

3. The Middle Income Group Housing Co-Operative Society Limited Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur, Regd. No. Dr/rpr9/1960, Through The Officer -In-Charge, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. The Collector Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No.

04)

5. Commissioner Raipur Division, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 05)

6. The Nazul Officer Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 06)

7. Shri Jain Shwetamber Terapanthi Sabha Through Its President, Shri Premchand Jain, S/o Late Shri Manak Chand Jain, Presently Aged About 66 Years, Shri Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha, Sada Bazar, R/o House No. 2 Choubey Colony, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Petitioner No. 01)

8. Dharamchand Bhansali S/o Late Shri Mohanlal Bhansali Aged About

79 Years R/o Sadar Bazar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Petitioner No. 02)

9. Rajendra Daga S/o Shri K.L. Daga Aged About 69 Years The Ex-

Chairman Of Middle Income Group Housing Co-Operative Society Limited, Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Petitioner No. 03)

… Respondents For Appellants : Mr. A.N. Bhakta and Mr. Vivek Bhakta, Advocates For Respondent Nos. 1 & : Mr. S.S. Baghel, Government Advocate

4 to 6/State For Respondent No.7 Mr. Siddhartha Shukla, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

2.1.2026

1. Heard Mr. A.N. Bhakta and Mr. Vivek Bhakta, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Mr. S.S. Baghel learned Government Advocate, appearing for respondents No. 1 & 4 to 6 as well as Mr.

Siddharth Shukla, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.

7.

2. The appellants have filed this writ appeal against the order dated

26.08.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP227 No. 937/2015 (Shri Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha and others Versus State of Chhattisgarh and others), whereby the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition filed by respondents No.7 to 9 herein / writ petitioners therein.

3. Brief facts of the case are that respondent No.7 – Shri Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha, Amolak Bhawan, Sadar Bazar, Raipur, (C.G.), is a registered society under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Societies Registration Act, 1973. Respondent No. 3 – Middle Income Group Housing Co-Operative Society Limited, Vivekanand Nagar, Raipur (C.G.), is a Co-operative Housing society registered under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. Respondent No. 3 – Society applied for allotment of land before the State Government, and the State Government approved the allotment of land bearing Survey Nos. 248, 287 and 284 of Plots No. 24/1 and 26/1 ad-measuring 3,49,720 sq.ft. vide order dated 13.07.1978. The lease deed of the aforementioned land was executed in favor of respondent No. 3. Respondent No.7 took a decision to construct a temple in Raipur, and they approached Respondent No. 3 – Society for allotment of land for the construction of the temple and submitted an application to the President of Respondent No. 3 – Society. Respondent No. 3 agreed to allot the land and ask