2026:CGHC:9962-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPPIL No. 25 of 2023

1. Smt. Asha Dubey W/o Shri Sanjay Dubey Aged About 40 Years President Jay Vihan Sahakari Samiti, Dharsiva, R/o House No. 395, Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Gayatri Nayak W/o Shri Dinesh Nayak Aged About 53 Years Secretary, Jay Vihan Sahakari Samiti, Dharsiva, R/o House No. 247, Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Smt. Dhaneshwari Verma W/o Late Netram Aged About 46 Years Member, Jay Vihan Sahakari Samiti, Dharsiva, R/o House No. 177, Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. Smt. Shashikala Nayak W/o Shri Kamal Narayan Aged About 47 Years Member, Jay Vihan Sahakari Samiti, Dharsiva, R/o Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

5. Smt. Sandhya Pandey W/o Shri Rajesh Pandey Aged About 57 Years Member, Jay Vihan Sahakari Samiti, Dharsiva, R/o House Digitally signed by BRIJMOHAN BRIJMOHAN MORLE MORLE Date:

2026.02.27 +0530 No. 257, Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

6. R. K. Pandey S/o Late Shivnath Prasad Pandey Aged About 63 Years President, Brahman Samaj Dharsiva, R/o House No. 257, Ward No. 11, Sai Sadan Colony, Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

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1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of General Administration, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Collector Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. The Sub Divisional Officer (R) Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. The Tahsildar Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

5. The Superintendent Of Police Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6. The Incharge Police Station Dharsiva Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

7. Gram Pranchayat Dharsiva Through Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

8. Mulim Jamat Through Sadar/ Mutwalli, Haji Abdul Jaleel Khan S/o Late Akhtiyar Khan, Muslim Community Dharsiva, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ...Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioners : Mr. Hanuman Prasad Agrawal, Advocate.

For Respondents/State : Mr. Praveen Das, Additional Advocate General.

For Respondent No. 8 : Mr. Pravin Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate.

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

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

26 .02.2026

1. Heard Mr. Hanuman Prasad Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. Praveen Das, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the State and Mr. Pravin Kumar Tulsyan, learned counsel, appearing for respondent No. 8.

2. The present writ petition styled as ‘Public Interest Litigation’ has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers: “(i) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the entire records pertaining to lands bearing Khasra Nos. 249/1 & 249/2 as well as Khasra Nos. 26 & 27.

(ii) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities not to allot the government lands to Muslim Community meanwhile the Hindus are celebrating/organizing the festivals and the childrens are using as playgrounds and the land is Go-char land where animals are also grazing.

(iii) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to remove the fencing wire as well as newly constructed main gate from the government land bearing Khasra Nos. 249/1 & 249/2.

(iv) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to secure the right of worship of Hindu peoples meanwhile there is no other land nearby available for celebrating Hindu festivals.

(v) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief which may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present Public Interest Litigation has been instituted challenging the alleged illegal encroachment and construc