-'••': i^-'K ^-.<;^"»^T: i ~"" f j .^' "^s^ ^f ry ^y' HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH Coram PETITIONERS 1»^ aRESPONDENTS J HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. M.C.C.No.eiof2009 1 Padmukho Kaser, aged 65 years, S/o Bhima Kaser 2 Vishnu Kaser, aged 63 years, S/o Bhima Kaser 3 Bihari Kaser aged 61 years, S/o Bhima Kaser All cultivators and residents of Champa, Tahsjl Champa, District Bilaspur (Now District -- Janjgir - Champa) Versus 1 State of Madhya Pradesh through Secretary, Revenue Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal 2 Additional Commissioner, Bilaspur Commissionary, Bilaspur 3 Additional Collector, Korba, District - Bilaspur (Now District -Korba) 4 Tahsildar, Tahsil Champa, Di^rict - Bilaspur (Now District - Janjgir - Champa) APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION OF W.P. N0.468/1993 Present: Shri Rishi Rahul Soni, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, Government Advocate for the State / respondents. ORDER (24m February, 2009) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J.: .^f^-^. /f^^\t '/ ^ 1 ^wiQi, 1^ ;1? ^' '%.«. ^^^ "^^^ff.^" ^ '\ ' By allowing I.A. No.02/2009, the affidavit filed along wlth this application istaken on record. 2. Leamed counsel for the parties are heard on I.A. No.01/2009, an application for condonationof delay in filing the restoration petition. 3. On due consjderation, I.A. No. 01/2009 is allowed and the delay in flling the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. 5. The petitioners are seeking restoration of W.P. No. 468/1993, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 20.04.2007. 6. On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfjed that the absence of the petitioners' counsel on 20.04.2007 when Writ Petition No.468/1993 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona ftde grounds. 7. M.C.C.No.61/2009, therefore, is allowed and Writ Petition No.468/1993 is restored to its original number. i subbu Sd/- Chief Jiistice Sd/- SunilKumar Sinha Judge