Santosh Kumar Goyal v. Shri R P Mandal

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CONT No. 615 of 2018 Santosh Kumar Goyal S/o Late Techchand Agrawal Aged About 59 Years R/o Behind City Kotwali, Police Station Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Shri R P Mandal The Then Secretary of Forest, Forest Department Mantralay, Mahandi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Shri Atul Shukla, The Secretary of Forest, Forest Department, Mantralay Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Shri N.K. Khakha The Principal Secretory, Department of Revenue, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh.

4. Shri Qaiser Abdul Haque District Collector, Korba District, Korba Chhattisgarh.

-----Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Sandeep Dubey, Advocate. For Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 : Shri Majid Ali, Advocate. For Respondent No.4 : Shri Shashank Thakur, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri PR Ramachandra Menon, Chief Justice & Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Judgment on Board Per PR Ramachandra Menon, CJ 28.01.2020

1. The petitioner alleges contumacious act on the part of the respondent in not giving effect to the verdict passed by this Court on 14.07.2017 in WPPIL No.277/2017. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is no more; however, adding that the direction given by the Court has already been complied with and an order has been passed in this regard.

2. In the above circumstances, the contempt matter is closed as abated, however without prejudice to the rights of the interested parties in the Public Interest Litigation to pursue further steps, should any occasion arise in respect of the order passed by the Court on 14.07.2017 in WPPIL No.277/2017.

Sd/- Sd/- (PR Ramachandra Menon) (Parth Prateem Sahu) Chief Justice Judge Jamal