The Chhattisgarh High Court directed the petitioners to approach the Collector, Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for redressal of their grievance regarding establishment of Enery plants in the village Mohbhattha of Balodabazzar-Bhatapara District.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking following directions:-
-to direct the respondent authorities not to issue permission to respondent No. 7 (Private Limited ) for establishment of proposed plants in the village Mohbhattha, Tahsil Simga, District Balodabazzar-Bhatapara (C.G.).
– to direct the respondent authorities that if any permission for establishment of plant in the village Mohbhattha, Tahsil Simga, District Balodabazzar-Bhatapara (C.G.) have been issued by the respondent authorities, the same shall be cancelled and the respondent No. 7 may be restrained from establishment of plants in the said village.
Shikhar Sharma, counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have approached the Collector, Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for redressal their grievance by way of representation, but the same has not yet been decided. On the other hand, State counsel submits that the grievance of the petitioners can be redressed by the Collector.
Considering the submissions made by the counsel for the parties and also considering that the petitioners have approached the Collector, Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for redressal of their grievance by way of representation, the petitioners are directed by the High Court to pursue the remedy before the Collector who shall decide their representation in accordance with law after hearing necessary and interested parties within a period of 8 weeks, if already not decided.