Mohan Lal Binjhia Sarpanch v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 66 of 2017 • Mohan Lal Binjhia (Sarpanch) S/o Malikram Binjhia, Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Jamgahan, Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat Bilaigarh, Tahsil Bilaigarh, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Ruler Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Bilaigarh, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

3. Shivnandan ( Up Sarpanch), S/o Ganpat Kurre, Aged About 35 Years Caste Satnami, R/o Village Jamgahan, Gram Panchayat, Tahsil Bilaigarh, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri SK Verma, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri Shashank Thakur, GA for the State Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 13/01/2017

1. Petitioner's application for reinvestigation of his caste has been rejected by the Sub-Divisional Officer (R), Bilaigarh.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would seek permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to move appropriate application before the Sub-Divisional Officer (R), Bilaigarh for issuance of caste status certificate under the Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Act, 2013.

3. Prayer allowed.

4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. If such application is filed by the petitioner, the Sub-Divisional Officer (R), Bilaigarh shall decide the same in accordance with law, within reasonable time.

Sd/- Judge Prashant Kumar Mishra Ashu