HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. APPLICANT M.C.C.No. 192 of 2008 M/s J.K. Enterprises 358, Sadhu Vaswani Nagar, INDORE (MP) 452 001 - through Proprietor Versus NON-APPLICANTS 1. State of M.P. Forest Department Through the Secretary, Valfabh Bhawan, Bhopal (MP). 2. M.P. State Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Federation Limited, Vikas Bhawan, 4th Floor, 38 B, Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal (MP). 3. Conservator of Forest,t^nker. ApDlication for Restoration ofWrit Petition No.2012 of 1994 Present: Shri Sourabh Dangi, iearned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Kishore Bhaduri, learned Additional Advocate General for respondent No.3. ORDER (5th May, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta,C.J. S!S! Learned counsel forthe parties are heard on I.A. No. 1, an application for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petltion. 2. On due cohsideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the petitioner has succeeded inshowing sufficient cause for the delayin filing the restoration petition. 3. I.A. No. 01, therefore, is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. 5. Thepetitioner is seeking restoration ofW.P. No.2012/1994, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 30- 04-2007. 6. On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the absence of petitioner's counsel on 30-04-2007 when W.P. No.2012/1994 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 7. Therefore, M.C.C. No. 192/2008 is allowed and W.P.No.2012/1994 is restored to its original number. Sd/- JsChief Justice subbu Sd/- SunilKumarSinha Judge llllJill