Chhattisgarh High Court
WPC/546/2021 of CHHATTISGARH HAWKERS FEDERATION Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 14 October 2026
2026:CGHC:44606 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 546 of 2021 1 - Chhattisgarh Hawkers Federation Through Its President Gautam Bandhyopadhyay, S/o Late K.P. Bandhyopadhyay, Aged About 64 Years, R/o O-3, Anupam Nagar, P.O. Shankar Nagar, P.S. Mowa, Raipur (Chhattisgarh),
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2026:CGHC:44606
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPC No. 546 of 2021
1 - Chhattisgarh Hawkers Federation Through Its President Gautam Bandhyopadhyay, S/o Late K.P. Bandhyopadhyay, Aged About 64 Years, R/o O-3, Anupam Nagar, P.O. Shankar Nagar, P.S. Mowa, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Jayendra Jha S/o Bhuwaneshwar Jha Aged About 52 Years R/o Rotry Nagar Tatibandh, Thana- Amanaka Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Vishvakarma Sharma S/o Shri Dhupnath Sharma Aged About 40 Years R/o Adarsh Nagar Camp 1 Bhilai, Thana- Chawni, Distt. Durg (Chhattisgarh), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 4 - Tribhu Kumar S/o Veer Bahadur Kushwaha Aged About 35 Years R/o Veer Shivaji Nagar, Kota, Distt. Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Shravan Yadav S/o Nandram Yadav Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No.
12, Veer Shivaji Nagar, Kota, Ravi Shankar Shukla, University, Raipur, Distt.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
... Petitioner(s)
versus
RUCHI
YADAV
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by RUCHI YADAV
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary Ministry And Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government Of India, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, District : New Delhi, Delhi 3 - Raipur Municipal Corporation Through Manager, National Urban Livelihood Mission, Room No. 411, Third Floor, Gandhi Chowk, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
4 - Branch Manager Central Bank Of India, Vivekanand Ashram, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Branch Manager Punjab And Sindh Bank, Jai Stambh Chowk, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Branch Manager State Bank Of India, Byron Bazar Branch, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
... Respondent(s)
( Cause title taken from CIS Periphery)
For Petitioner(s)
: Ms. Rajni Soren, Advocate
For Respondent No.1/State
: Mr. Abhyuday Tripathi, P.L.
For Respondent No. 3
: Mr. Pranjal Agrawal, Advocate
For Respondent No.4
: Mr. Anand Shukla, Advocate
For Respondent No.5
Mr. Savind Kumar appears on behalf of
Mr. Jitendra Gupta, Advocate
For Respondent No.6
: Mr. Ghanshyam Patel, Advocate
SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 15/10/2026
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1. By way of the present petition, the petitioners have sought the following reliefs:-
“(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to finally process and disburse the sanctioned loan to petitioner no. 2 to 5;
(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to produce before the Hon'ble Court the complete list of loan disbursements and beneficiaries under the individual enterprise (SEP-I) category;
(iii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to follow the Operational Guidelines, Self Employment Programme, National Urban Livelihoods Mission and adhere to the time line;
(iv) Pass any other order the Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice.”
2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos. 2 to 5 have applied for loans of up to Rs. 2,00,000/- each from the concerned banks under a scheme of the Central Government as well as the State Government. However, the concerned banks have not disbursed the loans, despite the petitioners seeking the same under the said scheme. Hence, the present petition has been filed.
3. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 6 submits that loans have already been sanctioned in favour of some of the petitioners and that agreements in this regard have also been executed between the concerned parties.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.
5. Be that as it may, if the petitioners still require financial assistance under the aforesaid scheme, they are at liberty to submit appropriate applications before the concerned authorities/banks, in accordance with law. In the event such applications are submitted, the concerned authorities shall consider the same in accordance with the applicable scheme and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law.
6. The petitioners are also at liberty to approach the concerned Municipal Corporation for the requisite endorsement/approval, as may be required under the scheme, and thereafter pursue their applications with the concerned bank/ concerned authorities in accordance with law.
7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the present petition stands disposed of. Sd/-
(Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Ruchi