Digitally 2025:CGHC:60541-DB signed by ANURADHA ANURADHA TIWARI NAFR TIWARI Date:

2025.12.12

16:25:16 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6151 of 2025 Anjay Joshi S/o Byas Narayan Joshi Aged About 42 Years R/o House No. 156, Ward No. 45, Bajrang Chowk, Arvind Nagar, Post Office Bilaspur, P.S. Sarkanda, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Petitioner versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Mineral Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2 - Directorate of Geology And Mining Through Director, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Collector District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

4 - Mining Officer District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Aditya Dhar Diwan, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Praveen Das, Deputy Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

12 .12.2025

1. Heard Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Aditya Dhar Diwan, learned counsel for the petitioner