Gend Lal Kashyap v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCC No. 927 of 2016 Gend Lal Kashyap, S/o Shri Sori Kashyap, aged about 46 years, working as Driver in the office of the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Lormi, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh, Resident of Nagar Panchayat Ward No.01, P.S.Lormi, District Mungeli (CG). ---- Applicant

Versus

1.

State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (CG).

2.

Collector (Finance), Mungeli, District Mungeli (CG). 3.

Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Lormi, District Mungeli (CG). ---- Non-applicants For Applicant :

Shri Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For Non-applicants :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 02/01/2017 (1) Learned counsel for the applicant is heard on restoration application.

(2) The applicant is seeking restoration of WP(S) No.5503/2016 which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 16.11.2016.

(3) On due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant and the grounds taken in the restoration application, I am satisfied that the absence of the applicant's counsel on 16.11.2016

when WP(S) No.5503/2016 was taken-up for hearing was based on bonafide grounds.

(4) Accordingly, M.C.C. No.927/2016, therefore, is allowed and WP(S) No.5503/2016 is restored to its original number subject to payment of cost of Rs.3,000/- to the High Court Legal Aid Committee within 15 days from today.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-