Petitioner Respondents 11GH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petition No. 374S of 2007 Ram Awtar Singh Dhruv, Son of Shri Kanhaiya La! Dhruv, aged about Stmyears, Resident of Viiiage Ghuturkundi Btock Pandariya, Tehsil Pandariya, Chhattisgarh, Dist. Kabirdham, CG. Versus 1) State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Pancchayat and Rurai Deveiopment, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur, (Chhatiisgarh). 2) Collector, District Kabirdham, Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. 3) Deputy Collector, District Kabirdham, Pandariya, Chhattisgarh. 4) Shri R.P. Devangan, Deputy Collector, Distrtet Kabirdham, Pandiriya, Chhattisgarh. 5). Panchram Gaud, Son of Sukhiram, aged about 40 years, Prssently Sarpanch Gram Panchayat, Ghuturkundi, Residsnt of Viilage Qhuturkundi, Block Pandariya, Tehsi! Pandariya, Chhattisgarh. (Writ Petition under Article 226 of ftie Constitution of Sndia) SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri Present: Shri Amrito Das, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, Govt. Advocate for the State. ORDER (Passed on 2nd JuSy, 2007) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has fiied an application under the provisions of Section 36-D of Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993, which is pending conslderation before the Deputy Coliector, Kabirdham. — — 'L-?\ 2- w 2) The petitioner has serious apprehension and doubt as according to him, the Presiding Officer i.e., Deputy Co!iector, Kabirdham is biased and partial. Accordingly, the petitioner moved an application before the Coilector, Kabirdham on 24-5-12007 for change of the Presiding OfRcer. Ths Collector, who is considering the application of the petitioner, has nof decided the same expeditiously. The petitioner has not moved ths CoilecSor for stay of proceedings pending before the prescribed officer. 3) Admittedly, the petitioner had moved the appiication on 24-5-2007 and expects that the app!ication be decided as earty as possible. Today is 2 Ju!y 2007. Even the petitioner does not want to wait for two months. it appears Ihat the petitioner is in hurry to misuse the judieial process by fiiing this petition. 4) Let the Collector, Kabirdham, consider judicial proceedings in accordance with law and decide the same within reasonable time. 5) With the aforesaid observations, this petition is dismissed. Sd/- Satish K. Agi Judge raju