Authority: High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur
Order Date: 08/07/2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Smt. Radha Jha, widow of Late Shri Durganand Jha, resident of Gole Bazar, Rajnandgaon.
- Respondents:
1. State of Chhattisgarh (Secretary, Land and Disaster Management Department)
2. Collector, Rajnandgaon
3. Rani Suryamukhi Devi Rajgami Sampada Trust (through Sub‑Divisional Officer (Revenue) cum CEO)
4. Tehsildar, Rajnandgaon (cum Manager, Rajgami Sampada Committee)
5. Chairman, Rajgami Sampada Committee
6. Smt. Meena Jha, widow of Late Girish Jha, resident of Kaurinbhata, Rajnandgaon.
- Nature of Petition: Writ petition under Article 226 challenging the order dated 04/09/2019 issued by the Tahsildar and Manager of the Rajgami Sampada Trust, which rejected the application filed by respondent No. 6 (Meena Jha) for allotment of a plot/shop in the name of her son, Saurabh Jha.
- Key Background: The son, Saurabh Jha, died on 26/12/2022 during the pendency of the writ petition.
- Court’s Observations: The Court noted that the property in question was recorded in the name of the late Girish Jha. Consequently, the appropriate legal heir for allotment is his wife, Smt. Meena Jha, and the petitioner (Radha Jha) lacks locus standi to claim the allotment in her own name.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed.
- The Court reserves liberty to respondent No. 6 (Meena Jha) to file a representation for allotment of the property in her name before respondents No. 3 and 4 within one month of receipt of this order.
- The representation, once filed, will be considered and decided by the respondents in accordance with law within two months from the date of filing.
Topics: Land Allocation, Court Order