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2025:CGHC:16566 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. (C) No. 1985 of 2021

1 - Munna Ram Kewat S/o Late Shri Sukhram, Aged About 43 Years Caste Kewat, R/o Village Mahant, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Mother Namely Itwari Bai Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 2 - Santosh @ Rajen, S/o Narottam Yadav, Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Banari, Tahsil Janjgir District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Wife Namely Shanti Bai Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 3 - Shrawan, S/o Sukhram, Aged About 31 Years Caste Kewat, R/o Village Mahant, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Wife Nemely Sarojani Bai Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 4 - Fekuram, S/o Babulal Dhivar, Aged About 61 Years Caste Dhivar, R/o Village Mahant, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Daughter Namely Tulsi Of The Petitoner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 5 - Suresh Kumar Dhivar, S/o Shri Ramayan, Aged About 35 Years Caste Dhivar, R/o Village Banari, Tahsil Janjgir District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Wife Namely Smt. Usha Bai Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 6 - Smt. Rajani Dhivar, W/o Late Shri Firat Ram, Aged About 42 Years Caste Dhivar, R/o Village Banari, Tahsil Janjgir District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Husband Namely Firat Ram Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 7 - Smt. Ganga Bai, W/o Shri Batturam, Aged About 66 Years Caste Dhivar, R/o Village Banari, Tahsil Janjgir District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Husband Namely Battu Ram Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 8 - Santosh Dhivar @ Rajkumar, S/o Ravi Shankar Dhivar, Aged About 32 Years Caste Dhivar, R/o Village Banari, Tahsil Janjgir District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) (Deceased Wife Namely Shanti Bai Of The Petitioner), District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners Versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Banhiman Roy, Advocate.

For Respondent /State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, Dy.G.A. and Shri Topilal Bareth, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput

Order on Board

28/11/2025

1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking for the following relief :

(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to pay compensation amount of Rs. 4,00,000/- to the petitioners of each deceased persons as per circular dated 09.06.2015 of the State Government Annexure P-1 within stipulated time, in the interest of justice.

(ii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted, in the interest of justice.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are the resident residence of different Villages of District – Janjgir-Champa. The relatives of the petitioners were working as labour and had gone to Leh-Laddakh to earn their livelihood. On 06/07/2010 on account of sudden cloud burst, the relatives of the petitioners have died during working period. On 22/08/2020, the death certificate was issued by the competent authority of the Union Territory of Ladakh. He further submits that on 22/10/2020, the respondent authorities issued direction to the Collector /respondent No.2 to pay compensation amount to the nine deceased persons who died due cloud burst in Leh-Laddak as per provisions of Rajaswa Pustak Paripatra 6-4 year, 2010. He further submits that an amount of Rs.01,00,000/- was paid to the petitioner on acco