HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CORAM: APPLICANT PETITIONER DIVISION BENCH HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. & HON'BLE SHRt SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. M.C.C.No. 22 of2008 Rajesh Kumar Pathak, S/o Late Shri S.K. Pathak, aged about 43 years, resident of 37 Vidyaup Nagar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ^::- NON-APPLICANTS 1 RESPONDENTS 2. 3. r" •^ Versus State of Madhya Pradesh Through Principal Secretary Departrrtent of School Education Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopai Madhya Pradesh Director/Commissioner, Public instructions, Bhopal (now Raipur) Shri Ravjndra Tiwari, Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School, Kharsiya, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department of School Education, DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. State Administrative' Tribunal, through Registrar, Principal Seat, Jabalpur (M.P.) ADDlication for Restoration and Recallina of Order Dated 12.12.2007 Present: Shri Amrito Das, learned counsel for the petjtloner. Shri Kishore Bhaduri, learned Additional Advocate General for respondent No. 4. ^ ORDER (5th May, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by RajeevGupta, CJ. Learned counsel forthe partiesare heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking restoration of W.P. No.164Q/2003, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 12-12-2007. 3. On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the absence of petitioner's counsel on 12-12-2007 when W.P. No.1649/2003 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona ftde grounds. 7. Therefore, M.C.C. No. 22/2008 is allowed and W.P.No.1649/2003 is restored to its original number. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- SunilKumarSinha Judge subbu