^•MfWsw HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WR1T PETmON (0 No. 4322.0f2008 PETmONERS RESPONDENTS 2. 3. Sohan Singh, S/o late Lila Singh, aged about 47 years, R/o Q. No. 2E Street No. 15 Sector 7 Bhilai, Tali. & Distt. Durg (CG). Shukla. Prasad S/o late Sumai, aged about 68 years, R/o village Kutela Bhata, P.0. Jevra Sirsa, Tah. & Distt. Durg (CG). Tej Bahadur Rai, S/o iate Ramnagina Rai, aged about 64 years R/o Borsi Colony, Q. No. HIG 1/26, Durg. Tah. & Distt. DWg (CG). \rERSUS The State of Chliattisgarh Through - Secretary (Administration) D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur (C.G.) The Collector, Durg Distt. Durg (C.G.) Tahsildai', Dhamdha, Distt. Durg (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUnON OF INDIA SB: Hoa'ble Sftri Satish K. Agiahotri, J. Present: Shri B.P. Singh with Shri Jitendra Gupta, Advocates for the petitioners. Sliri Vinay Haril, Deputy Advocate General forthe State/respondents. (Passed on 7U' day ofjanuary, 2009) Tne petitioners, who are ex-army men of the Indian Army have filed fhis petitiori fbr the fbllowmg reliefs: "10. A. To call the entire records ofthe case from the respondents. 10. B. It is therefore, prayed to the Hon'ble Court kindly pass a suitable order/direction iii the favour ofpetitioners tbr tlie ends ofiustice. 10. C. Any otherreliefdeemedjustified may also kindly be allowed." The grievance ofthe petitioners-is that the Sub-Divisional Qfficer, Durg vide his order dated 1.6.1992 made allotment of agricultural land in favour ofthe petitionSrs and other amiy meii and as per the order ofthe Collector and the President, District Sairuk Weltare Board, Durg, after allotment ofthe land, the petitioners have also paid premium and the allotted land stands recorded in fiieir names in the revenue papers and Patta has also been issued in favour of the petitioners however, the possession of the allotted land has not been delivered to fhe petitioners. On application of the petitioners, the Sub- i.1_ 3. t). Sajiiu 2 Divisional Officer, Durg vide his memo dated 19.02.2007 directed tlie Tahsildar, Dhamda to enquire into the matter as to why the possession ofthe agricultural iand allotted to the petitioners has not been handed over to them. The civil suit filed by one K.V.Filif was also dismissed by the leanied Additional Civil Judge, Class I, Durg vide judgnient dated 9.12.2004 passed in Civil Suit No. 89-A/2003 with an observation that fhe laiid in question has ah-eady beeii allotted to the other ex-amiy men. Despite fhe above, facts the Revenue aufhorities have not delivered the possession. c/ Shri Harit, leamed Deputy Advocate General appearing for the State submits that witii regard to allotment ofland in favour ofthe petitioners, fhere is some inistake in the allotment order that may be examined by the authorities. He farther subniits tliis petition may be disposed of with suitable direction to the conceraed Revenue Autliority for^domg the needful in accordance with law within specified period. ; Having heard leamed counsel for the parties, having regard to the pleading in the petition as also the documents amiexed with this petitioa, the instant petition is disposed of'with a liberty to the petitioners to make representation before the Collector, Durg/respondent No. 2 raising all the grievaiices raised in this petition alongw'ith a copy offhis order withh'1 a period of oqe month from today. The Collector, Durg, after receipt ofsuch representation shall decide ttie sanie within a further period offour months in accordance with law. The petition is accQrdingly disposed of. No order asto costs. Consequentiy, I.A. No. 1, application for granf of interim relief, stands disposedof. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge fB