Ramavtar Tiwari v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 835 of 2017 Ramavtar Tiwari S/o Shri Keshav Prasad Tiwari, Aged About 43 Years Retired Hawaldar, 49 Armed Regiment, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) Village And Post Ghiwara Via Birra, Up- Tahsil Hasaud, Present Address : Forest Guard, Forest Range Office, Balodabazar Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

2. The Collector, Janjgir Champa District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

3. The President, Sainik Welfare Board, Opposite Commissioners Office, Mungeli Naka, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sakti, District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh)

5. Tahsildar, Tahsil Hasaud, District Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri A.K. Prasad, Advocate For State :

Shri Ramakant Mishra, Dy. A.G., on advance copy S.B.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 11/04/2017

1. The grievance as ventilated through this petition is that the petitioner is an exarmy man and he had applied for grant of land under lease before the Tahsildar way back in the year 2009, but even after lapse of almost 8 years, the application has remained undecided though proceedings are pending, various reports, opinion have been obtained.

2. Learned counsel for the State submits that the matter may be disposed off at this stage with a direction to the competent authority to decide petitioner's application.

3. The petitioner is a retired army person. With a view to settle, he had come to his

-2home village after his retirement and he had applied for grant of lease to the Tahsildar. His application has remained pending for a very long time. The administration must be sensitive enough to ensure that such applications are decided one way or the other as early as possible and this kind of situation of keeping application pending for 7-8 years is to be avoided. The Tahsildar/respondent No.5 shall decide petitioner's application within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. In case, the order is not passed by the Tahsildar, the petitioner may bring it to the notice of the Collector for taking necessary steps.

5. The petition is accordingly finally disposed off with the observation and direction as above.

Sd/-- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen