Devkaran Sinha v. State Of Chhattisgarh And ORS.

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.7469 of 2006 Dev Karan Sinha, Aged about 27 years, S/o Shri Jagdish Sinha, Resident of Village Dhemli, Gram Panchayat Banspali, Post Bhusi Dongari, Block Nagari, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ----Petitioner versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Panchayat and Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. The Director, Panchayat and Social Service Department, Chhattisgarh Raipur, Tahsil and District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. The Deputy Director, Panchayat and Social Service, Dhamtari District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

4. The Collector, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

5. The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Nagari, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

6. The Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Banspali Janpad Panchayat Nagari District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

7. Shriram, S/o Late Jaggu Ram, resident of Village Banspali, Gram Panchayat Banspali, Post Bhusi Dongari Block Nagari District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

None For State/Respondents No.1 to 4 :

Shri Prafull N. Bharat, Additional Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Navin Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 17/12/2015 1.

No one appears on behalf of the Petitioner.

2.

The grievance in the writ application was against the appointment of Respondent No.7 denying joining to the Petitioner despite selection. 3.

The counter-affidavit on behalf of Respondents No.5, 6 and 7 states that the Gram Sabha had decided to appoint Respondent No.7. Due to clerical mistake, the name of the Petitioner was mentioned. After the mistake was discovered, it was corrected by the Deputy Director (Panchayat). Respondent

No.7 was found to be eligible for appointment and the appointment of the Petitioner in the facts of the case was done mistakenly. 4.

There is no rejoinder to the counter-affidavit. 5.

The writ application is dismissed.

Sd/- (Navin Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Gopal