Smt. Nirmala Singh Rajput v. State Of Madhya Pradesh (Now Chhattisgarh)

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 52 of 2018

1. Smt. Nirmala singh Rajput, aged about 55 years W/o late C.S. Thakur.

2. Shri Abhishek Singh Rajput, aged about 26 years, S/o late C.S. Thakur.

3. Ku. Priya Rajput, aged about 25 years, D/o late C.S. Thakur. All R/o Khushalpur, Purani Basti, new Employee's Colony, Near Danteshwari Mandir Chauk, Kushalpur, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---Applicants

Versus

1. State of Madhya Pradesh (Now C.G.), through Secretary, Separate Revenue Department, Gov.t of M.P. Bhopal.

2. Divisional Deputy Commissioner, Sales Tax, Raipur.

3. Commissioner, Sales Tax Madhya Pradesh, Indore. ---- Respondents For Applicants : Mr. Surendra Kumar Dewangan, Advocate For State/Respondent No. 1 : Mr. Rahul Mishra, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board 01/04/2019

1. Counsel for the applicants is heard on restoration petition.

2. The applicants are seeking restoration of Writ Petition No. 4205 of 2005 which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 25.10.2017.

3. On due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicants and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, I am satisfied that the absence of applicants' counsel on 25.10.2017 when Writ Petition No. 4205 of 2005 was taken-up for hearing was based on bona fide grounds.

4. M.C.C. No. 52 of 2018, therefore, is allowed and Writ Petition No. 4205 of 2005 is restored to its original number. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Harneet