Khagendra Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh And ORS.

WPS No. 2996 of 2008 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2996 of 2008 • Khagendra Singh S/o Late Kanwal Singh, aged about 55 years, E-49, Civil Lines, Jashpurnagar, District Jashpurnagar (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, through its Principal Secretary, Law, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG)

2. High Court of Chhattisgarh, through its Registrar General, Bilaspur (CG)

3. State of Madhya Pradesh, through its Principal Secretary, Law, Vindhyachal Bhawan, Bhopal (MP)

4. High Court of Madhya Pradesh, through its Registrar General, Jabalpur (MP) ---- Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Ritesh Giri on behalf of Shri Vinod Deshmukh, Adv. For Respondent/State : Shri Aditya Sharma, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No.2 : Shri Rajeev Shrivastava with Shri Malay Shrivastava, Advocates For Respondent No.4 : Miss Sharmila Singhai, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 03/10/2019 :

1. The petitioner was a Judicial Officer in the erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh when the Full Court decided not to confirm him in the Higher Judicial Service and was thus reverted to his feeder cadre of Civil

WPS No. 2996 of 2008 Judge, Class-I (Senior Division/CJM).

2. It is informed by Shri Chitendra Singh, learned Panel Lawyer of the State, who happens to be the close relative of the petitioner, that the petitioner has died. Even otherwise, decision by the Full Court was taken prior to 1.11.2000 when there was no existence of the State of Chhattisgarh and separate High Court of Chhattisgarh.

3. For all the above stated reasons, the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication. It is accordingly dismissed. However, liberty is reserved in favour of legal heirs of the petitioner to move before the appropriate High Court in case cause of action still survives. Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve