HIGH COURT OF JUDtCATURE CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR DIViSlON BENCH i'BLE SHRi H.L. 'BLE SHR! V.K. 'ETITI All the Residents of Vasundhara Nagar, Ring Road No.2, Biiaspur. Versus State of Chhattlsaarh, through Seoretary', Generai Admir'lstration DepS., D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur Coiiector, BJiaspur. Commissioner, Munteipai Corporation, Biiaspur. Smt. Fouzia Mriza, Advocate appears as amicus cur.'ae. Shri N.K. Agrawai, Dy. Advocate General for the Stats. Shri A.S. Kachhawaha, counsei for respondent No.3. (Passed on 26"' ft'iareh, 2007) The foliov/ing oral orcfsr of the Court was passed by »nu, Sesidents of Vasundnara Nagar, Biiaspur, had sent a letfe-r to ths learned Chief Justice of this Court dated 15-1-2006. !n that they had expressed certain difficuities faced bv them in the sa'd tocalir/. 2) This Court after registering the ietter as Pubiic Interest Litigation (for short "PiL") had issued nottees to the State Government, the Commjssioner of Nunteipai Corporation, Bilaspur. After service or notice, they have entered appearance and also have fiisd their retums. !^"^y;^~li%^^^^% :'^^:^^^:lvs^^is SS6B818S 2. 16S 3) The petition so registered, in our opinion, cannot be construed as PIL for the sole and simDle reason that the residents of Vashundara Nagar are members of a cooperatlve society namely Vasundhara Grih Nirman Sahakari Samiti. Sites have been allotted to the members of the soclety. !t is the society, which is required to provide aii dvic amenities to fhe members ofthe society, may be through the Municipai Corporation, Biiaspur. For that purpose the society and i'ts members have to approach the Municlpa! Corporatlon and seek appropriate relief. Thgt cannot be done by shooting o.ut a Setter to the iearned Chief Justice and requesting him to register it as PIL and redress their snevances. 4) Since the petition filed bv the residents of Vashundara Nagar is purely in the nature of private interest !itjgatjon, no relief can be aranted bv us in thls writ oetition. in that view of the matter, the Detition reguires to be reiected and is accordingiy rejected. Ordered iinojv. Sd/- ChiefJustice Sdf- V.K. Shrivastava Judge