Chandra Shekhar Nirmalkar v. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd.

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCC No. 675 of 2017 (Arising out of judgment/order dated 21.08.2017in Case No.W.P. 170 of 2002 of the learned Hon'ble Court) Chandra Shekhar Nirmalkar S/o Shri Hari Ram Nirmalkar, R/o Tribal Mohalla, Dantewada, District Dantewada (Old District Bastar), Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

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Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd. (CSPDCL), Through its Executive Engineer (O & M) Dantewada, District Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Mr. Parag Kotecha, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 19/09/17 Heard on application for restoration of Writ Petition No. 170 of 2002. 2.

The applicant is seeking restoration of Writ Petition No. 170 of 2002 which was dismissed by this Court for want of prosecution vide order dated 21.08.2017.

3.

On due consideration of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, I am satisfied that the absence of the applicant's counsel on 21.08.2017, when the Writ Petition No. 170 of 2002 was taken up for hearing, was based on bonafide grounds.

4.

The M.C.C. No. 675 of 2017 is, therefore, allowed and the Writ Petition No. 170 of 2002 is restored to its original number subject to payment

of cost of Rs. 5000/- (Five Thousand Only) to the High Court Legal Aid Committee within ten days from today.

SD/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka