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2026:CGHC:23131

Digitally

signed by

YOGESH NAFR

YOGESH TIWARI

TIWARI Date:

2026.05.15

18:19:48

+0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 2496 of 2026

Smt. Saroj Bajpai W/o Shailendra Kumar Bajpai Aged About 56 Years

R/o Bhatiya Residency Village Mangla, Tahsil And District Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue

And Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar,

New Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Collector, Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

3 - Tahsildar Tahsil Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4 - Additional Tahsildar Tahsil - Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

5 - Revenue Inspector Sarkanda Tahsil And Distt. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

6 - Patwari P.H.N. 35 Village Mangla, Tahsil And Distt. Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

... Respondents

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Bajpai, Advocate

For State/Respondents : Mr. Amit Nayak, P.L.

Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge

Order on Board

15.05.2026

1 By filing the present petition, the petitioner has called in question

the inaction on the part of respondents No.4 to 6 in not carrying

out demarcation of the petitioner’s land bearing Khasra

No.968/2/ग admeasuring 0.0310 hectare situated at Village

Mangala, P.H. No.35, R.N.M. Bilaspur, Tahsil and District Bilaspur

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(C.G.), despite submission of application dated 27.02.2026

seeking demarcation under the provisions of the C.G. Land

Revenue Code, 1959. The petitioner has prayed for following

relief(s) :-

“10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be

pleased to allow this writ petition and be

pleased to direct the respondent no. 4 to 6 to

demarcate the land within a period which may

be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

10.2 That, if the Hon'ble Court may deem fit

and proper call the records pertaining to

petitioner's case.

10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be

pleased to pass any other order which may be

deed fit and proper in favour of the petitioner.”

2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite

submission of application dated 27.02.2026 seeking demarcation

of the petitioner’s land bearing Khasra No.968/2/ग admeasuring

0.0310 hectare situated at Village Mangala, P.H. No.35, R.N.M.

Bilaspur, Tahsil and District Bilaspur (C.G.), the respondent

authorities have not undertaken the demarcation proceedings till

date. He submits that under Section 129 of the C.G. Land

Revenue Code, 1959, the revenue authorities are under a

statutory obligation to carry out demarcation within the prescribed

period. He further submits that the petitioner intends to undertake

construction and other allied activities over the said land and in

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absence of proper demarcation, the petitioner is facing serious

difficulty. It is also submitted that since the rainy season is

approaching, any further delay in demarcation would cause

irreparable prejudice to the petitioner. Therefore, prayer has been

made for issuance of appropriate direction to respondents No.4 to

6 to conclude the demarcation proceedings within a time bound

manner.

3 On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that if the

petitioner has already submitted an application for demarcation

before the competent revenue authority, the same shall be

considered and decided strictly in accordance with law within a

reasonable period. He further submits that the respondent

authorities have no objection if an appropriate direction is issued

by this Court for expeditious consideration of the petitioner’s

application.

4 I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the

material available on record.

5 Considering the matter in its entirety, particularly the grievance

raised by the petitioner that despite submission of application

dated 27.02.2026 seeking demarcation of the land in question, no

effective steps have been taken by the competent revenue

authorities till date, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of

the present petition.

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6 Accordingly, the concerned T