@ HIGH COURT OF CHHATI'IséARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON’BLE SHRI JA6DISH BHALLA, Ag. CJ. 3: HON‘BLE SHRI SATISH K AGNIHOTRI J. MCC No.278 of 2007 Singhania Emerprises Through ifs parfner' Mr Lali‘!‘ Kumar' Singhania, Aged about 54 year's, A-5, Civil Confmc‘rors, Manjusha, 15/480 Civii Lines, Qqjbandha Murg, Raipur (C6) 492 002 Versus Non-applican?s 1. Union of India Cenfml Works DepartRsen‘i‘ Through Office of fhe Chief Erigineer Cemmi Zone, Bhopal (MP) 2. Execufive Engineer, Cen‘l‘ml Public Works Depar'l'men‘r, Cam-ml Division, Cen'rrai Excise Office Building, C/D Block, Room No.305, Tikarapora, Raipur - 492 001 3. Addi‘rional Direclor éenerul Ceri‘rml Public Works Depor'rmenf Mumboi (Maharash’rra) Applicam’ (4 ,i Aggiicafion for res‘form‘ion of Writ Pe'l'i‘rion No.4864/2006 Presen‘r : Ms Bhara‘ri Soni, counsel for The applicant Shri SK Beriwal, Cen'i'rai Governmen‘i’ standing counsel for fl‘le responden‘rs. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 16'“ August 2007) The following oral order of The Cour? was passed by \e\\lflon'ble Jagdish Bhalla‘ Ag. C.J. \ Heard learned counsei for The par‘ries. Learned counsel for the responden‘l’s Though was nof presen‘l' ‘ when The case was dismissed in default for ihe reasons besT knoinm ‘ro him had fiied objeci‘ions on merii's of 1'he case insfead of raising objection ‘l'o ‘l'he appiicai'ion for resforafion. However, since The objections have been raised, we now consider The objections againsf fhe resTorafion applica‘i'ioni Learned counse'i for 1‘he responden‘i's nei‘rher ‘coilld indicate any reason for not restoring the writ petition to its original number, nor there is’any such avermeht in the objection, which only talk ‘ about the merits of the case. Merits of the case can only be looked into, when the case is restored to its original number. In such circumstances and in light of the reasons indicated in the affidavit in support of the application for restoration, we find sufficient ground to restore the matter to its original number. Accordingly, Writ Petition (C) No.4864/2006 is restored to its original number. MCC No.278/2007 stands disposed of. Interim order granted in the writ petition shall continue till further orders. i // l i % I V’s/Kgi'Ch/ief Jusflce Sd’l‘ 'Satish K.Agnihotri Judge l