' gm wgmw SUR IN THE HIGH ,CQURT OE CHHAJTISGARH AT BILAP w. P. (C) No. iyoqq’ oF 2011 / Beedi Kamgar Grih Nirman Sahakari Samiti Maryadit, Raipur duly registered under Chhattisgarh Co-operative Sdcieties Act, 1960, having Its Registration No.2679/2008, and its office at 9/ i 045, Lodhi Para, Premnagar, Raipur through lts President, Smt‘ Madhuri Meshram, Wife of Shri Shaiiendra Meshram, Aged about 4i years, r/o 9/ i O45 Prem Nagar, Gudhiyari, Raipur, District~ Raipur (CG) PEHTIONER ”a“ H $50“ W “a? i‘ . VERSUS State Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Department of Labour Mantralaya, D K S awan, Raipur {Chhattisgarh). RESPONDENTS The Coiiector, District Raipur,(Chhattisgarh) The Sub Divisional Officer(Rev.) Sub Division, Raipur, (Chhattisgarh) 4. The Tahsiidar, Raipur District— Raipur, {Chhattisgarh} Municipal Corporation Raipur Through — its Commissioner, Raipur, (Chhattisgarhl \‘ 5n WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTIFLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS PROHIBITION AND OTHER SUITABLE WRIT OR WRITS DIRECTION OR DIRECTIONS ORDER W Bh M 37 HIGH COURT OF CHHATI‘ISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) N0. 7047 of2011 Beedi Kamgar Grih Nitman Sahakari Samiti Maryadit, Raipur. VERSUS RESPONDENTS : Stats ofChhattisgarh & Others. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shn' R.K.Kesha.twani, Advocate for the petitioner. Shi P.K.Bhaduri, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent No, 1 to 4. O R D E R (Passed on 28d; day ofNovember, 201 l) The yetitioner is an association of Beedi workers. The petitioner 1 I seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus/suitable direction to quash the impugied order dated 14.05.2010 (Annexure P/ 1 1) and iiuther, a direction to the respondent authorities to allot the land bearing Khasra No. 585/14 area 1.340 hectare, situated at village Sondongn', P.H. No. 107/37, Tahsil and District Raipur, to the petitioner samiti. 2. Shri Kesharwani, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that on the basis of letter dated 18.06.2001 (Annexure P/l), the Beedi Workers formed an association and made a request to the State Government for allotment of plot or houses for which fmancial assistance was to be provided by the ottice of the Welfare ‘ Commissioner, Jabalpur. It was duly registered. The petitioner association made an application to the Collector on 07.03.2008 (Annexure P/4) informing that the land in question was a grass land. The Municipal Corporation had also made an application for allotment ofthe same land. The Tahsildar, by order dated 28.02.2009 (Annexure P/9), informed that the land in question was not allotted to anyone. However, subsequently, the Tahsildar, atter having considered the case of the petitioner as well as the Municipal Corporation, decided to allot the land, though the land was not was not allotted to the Municipal Corporation. The petitioner was denied allotment on the gound that the same has been allotted to the Municipal Corporation, though that is contrary to the facts as aforestated. Be that as it may, in exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 ofthe Constitution of India, no such direction to allot a' particular land can be issued. Since the land is reported to be a grass land, the revenue authorities should consider seriously asto whether a grass land can be gven to any party. However, if an» application is rhade by the petitioner for allotment of land, the. same may be considered by the authorities in accordance with law, V on its own merits, as expeditiously as possible and thereatter, pass appropriate orders. In view ofthe above, the writ petition is disposed of.‘