2026:CGHC:9203-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 792 of 2 026 Smt. Preeti Meshram W/o Rajesh Meshram Aged About 44 Years R/o Magarpara, Tahsil And Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

... Petitioner(s)

MANPREET KAUR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.02.23

14:23:28 +0530 versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - Collector Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

3 - Nagar Palika Nigam Bilaspur Through Commissioner, Bilaspur, Distt.

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Tapan Kumar Chandra, Advocate. For Respondent(s) No. 1 : Mr. Praveen Das, Additional Advocate and 2 General For Respondent No. 3 : Mr. Aniruddha Shrivastava, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

23/02/2026

1 Heard Mr. Tapan Kumar Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Also heard Mr. Praveen Das, learned Additional Advocate General for the State/respondents No. 1 and 2 as well as Mr. Aniruddha Shrivastava, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3.

2 By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):

“10.1 Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition and set aside the impugned notice dated 03.12.2025 (Annexure P/4), in the interest of justice.

10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and direct the respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner as per law within stipulated time, in the interest of Justice.

10.3 Any other relief which the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be provided to the petitioners.”

3 The facts, as projected by the petitioner are that on 18.10.2022, the respondent No. 3 issued a tender for allotment of lands/commercial lands/houses/shops in the daily news paper. The petitioner participated in aforementioned tender and she successfully obtained land No. B/271 at Rajkishor Nagar as per the highest bid in the tender for a sum of Rs.26,12,400/- and at the time of allotment, she deposited ten percent of the amount i.e. 2,70,000/- on 01.12.2022 in favor of the respondent No. 3 through bank draft. At the time of tender the officer of respondent No. 3 orally promised that the aforementioned land would be handed over after the clean and leveled and the rest amount to be paid thereafter. The petitioner approached many time before the office of respondent No. 3 for taking possession of the said land but the same has not been given till date. On 19.06.2025 respondent No. 3 issued a notice to the petitioner and direct her to deposit the balance amount of Rs. 26,12,400/ and get the registration done in favour or else, the amount deposited earlier by her would be confiscated and the allotment would be cancelled. Thereafter, on 03.12.2025 the respondent No. 3 issued communication to the petitioner and informed that the land allotted to the petitioner was cancelled as the petitioner could not fulfill the terms and conditions within the stipulated time.

4 Mr. Tapan Kumar Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that being aggrieved by the said act of the respondent No. 3, the petitioner moved a representation praying for grant of one month’s time to deposit the balance amount and also prayed for registration of the lease but the same was not considered and re-tendered the said plot on 08.01.2026 and the last date for submission of the bids was 30.01.2026. The action of the respondent authorities in cancelling the allotment is illegal and arbitrary and the petitioner ought to have been given some time to deposit the balance amount. The petitioner is, today also, ready and willing to deposit the balance amount and as such, this petition may be allowed directing