Digitally signed by 2026:CGHC:15345 SHAYNA KADRI NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1696 of 2020

1 - Bisnuram Dugga S/o Shri Manganu Ram Dugga, Aged About 41 Years By Caste - Gond, (Schedule Tribe ) R/o, Village - Khargahna, Post - Lamer, Thana And Tahsil - Takhatpur, Civil And Revenue District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Permanent Residence Of Village - Kothali, Tahsil - Bhanupratappur, District - North Baster Kanker Chhattisgarh., District :

Kanker, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2 - Commissioner, Bilaspur Division Bilaspur District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

3 - Collector Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

4 - Pramod Kumar Garg S/o Shri Dayashanker Garg, Aged About 50 Years R/o Ayodhya Nagar Totabadi, Ring Road No. 2 Bilaspur, Tahsil And District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

(Caust-title is taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Patel, Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. Sunil Sahu, Advocate For State : Mr. D. R. Minj, Dy. Advocate General For Resp. No. 4 : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Manikpuri, Advocate (Hon'ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge)

Order on Board

02/04/2026

1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:

“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ by quashing the impugned order dated 16.01.2020 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Board of Revenue Bilaspur.

10.2 That this Hon'ble court may kindly be call for the entire records which relates to passing of the impugned order for kind perusal of this Hon'ble court.

10.3 That this Honble court may kindly be please to direct the respondent No. 3 to reconsider the case of the petitioner in light of Pretivedan of revenue officers as well as statement.

10.4 Any other relief, which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted”

2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner is a permanent resident of Bhaupratappur area. During the year 2010–2011, he shifted to Village Khargahna, Tahsil Takhatpur, where, in the year 2013–2014, he purchased agricultural land belonging to certain community members. The total land comprised seven khasra numbers admeasuring 6.56 acres. Thereafter, the petitioner commenced agricultural activities on the said land. It is further stated that the petitioner’s father is an aged person and the responsibility of maintaining his unmarried sister also rests upon him. Owing to these circumstances, the petitioner decided to sell the agricultural land situated at Village Khargahna and relocate to his parental village, where agricultural land measuring approximately 8 acres stands recorded in the name of his father. In furtherance of this decision, the petitioner entered into an agreement to sell the land at Village Khargahna with Respondent No. 4 and received an advance consideration of Rs. 7,00,000/- through cheque dated 17.06.2016. It was agreed between the parties that the sale deed would be executed upon obtaining requisite permission from the District Collector, as mandated under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner submitted an application under Section 165(6) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 on 17.06.2016 itself, seeking permission to sell the said lands, comprising Khasra Nos. 1042 (3.15 acres), 1043/01 (0.47 acre), 1043/02 (0.47 acre), 1043/03 (0.47 acre), 1043/04 (0.47 acre), 1043/05 (0.46 acre), and 958/4 (1.07 acre). The petitioner also submitted reminder letters dated 06.07.2017 and 17.08.2017 requesting expeditious grant of permission. Upon receipt of the application, the learned Collector sought reports from the concerned reven