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Digitally signed by 2026:CGHC:15036 SHAYNA

KADRI NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 2759 of 2021

1 - Kranti Kumar Ojha S/o Late Chhedilal Ojha Aged About 77 Years R/o Chantidih, Bilaspur Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan,

Capital Complex, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Commissioner Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

3 - Collector Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4 - Tehsildar (Nazul) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

5 - Nazul Officer Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

(Cause Title is taken from CIS System)

For Petitioner : Ms. Shivangi Agrawal, Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. Shashwat Mishra, Advocate

For State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

01/04/2026

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

“1] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions and the Collector Bilaspur may kindly be directed to comply the directions issued by the State government in its letter dated 11.12.2014 and immediately sent the records of the case of the petitioner bearing No. 65/A-20(1)/2012-13 and the state government may further be directed to take a final decision on the representation dated 24.11.2014 (Annex.P/16) within a stipulated period. 2] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions and the respondent No.1 may kindly be directed to determined the amount of premium as well as the annual rent as per the guidelines prevailing on the date of the application or the state government may kindly be directed to finalize the amount of premium and annual rent after the final decision on the representation dated 24.11.2014 and thereafter execute the permanent lease

in favour of the petitioner.

3] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of

the case.”

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2. The facts of the case, as emerging from the record, are that the

petitioner is engaged in the business of printing and publishing a weekly newspaper under the name and style of “धधकती ज्याला”, which has been in existence since the year 1970. For the purposes of running the press and its office, the petitioner came into possession of land bearing Plot No. 6/1, Sheet No. 34, admeasuring 1200 sq. ft., situated at Shanichari Bazar, Bilaspur. The said land has remained in the continuous possession of the petitioner since its initial allotment. It is stated that in the year 1982, the aforesaid plot was allotted to the petitioner by way of a temporary lease in Revenue Case No. 13A-20(2)/1981-82 for the period from 01.04.1982 to 31.03.1983 on payment of a premium of Rs. 480/-. Thereafter, the temporary lease was extended from time to time, firstly for the period 01.04.1983 to 31.03.1985 on payment of Rs. 3300/- and subsequently from 01.04.1985 to 31.03.1987 on payment of Rs. 5640/-. The petitioner continued to remain in possession under these successive temporary leases. Further, on 26.07.1991, the petitioner deposited an amount of Rs. 11,280/- towards lease rent for four years and duly intimated the concerned revenue authorities in Revenue Case No. 43/A- 20(2)/1986-87. The petitioner also took steps for development of the land. In this regard, an application was submitted before the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur on 07.05.1984 seeking permission to construct an office building along with the

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requisite map. It is the case of the petitioner that, upon expiry of the stipulated period and in absence of any response from the authorities, the petitioner proceeded to raise temporary construction by treating the permiss