Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

08/05/2026

1. In all these writ petitions, the petitioners have raised a common grievance that they are purchasers of land which has been subsequently acquired by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue)- cum- Land Acquisition Officer, however, since their names were not mutated in the revenue records on the basis of their purchase of the land through registered sale deed, as such, compensation was calculated in the name of previous owners and award has been passed in favour of previous owners who have sold the property to the respective petitioners vide registered sale deed.

2. The petitioners in all these case have somewhat prayed for the similar reliefs, however, for the purposes of disposal and to avoid any complexity, facts pleaded in WPC No.613 of 2020 is being taken a lead case.

3. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-

1] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, order/orders and direction/directions quashing the impugned order dated 25.05.2019, passed by Land Acquisition Officer in Revenue Case No. 2A/82/Year 2018-19, 4/6 281/19 Lane Durg-Raipur Bypass National Highway and the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) may kindly be directed to decide the objection afresh after affording reasonable opportunity of being heard on the objection of the petitioner.

2] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, order/orders and direction/directions quashing the common notification issued under Section 3D and 3G of the Act of 1956 dated 06.09.2018, published on 27.09.2018.

3] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, order/orders and direction/directions quashing the order of the Collector dated 24.02.2018, in the interest of justice and petitioner may kindly be held to be entitled to receive the payment of compensation.

4] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, order/orders and direction/directions quashing the impugned orders dated 24.02.2018 (Annex.P3) passed by Respondent No. 2, order dated 27.05.2019 (Annex.P/8 passed by Respondent No. 5 and order dated 31.05.2019 passed by Respondent No. 7 (Annex.P/9).

5] To issue an appropriate writ or order and direct the respondents to mutate the name of the petitioner in revenue records for land purchased by the petitioner in place of the erstwhile owner for the limited purposes of receiving compensation and other rights incidental thereto.

6] 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.

4. Description of the land purchased by the petitioners is as follows:-