FI ^'5?*.. —^ ^.. ^.^y./ ^'" HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISIONBENCH CORAM: HON'BLESHRIRAJEEVGUPTA,C.J.& HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. PETITIONER M.C.C. No. 196 of 2005 Smt. Gayatri Dubey, aged ^ years, Daughter of Lalloo Tiwari, resident of Deviganj Road, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) Versus 1. State of Chhattisgsrh, Through the Secretary, Revenue, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Collector, Ambikapur, Distri<d Surguja ApDlication for Restoration of M.P. No.1351/1993 RESPONDENTS Present: Shri V.K. Pandey, leamed counset for the petitioner. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, learned Government Advocate for the respondents. ORDER >th (26mSeptember,2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on M.(C.) P. No.1345/2005, a petition for condonation of d^ay in fiting the restoration petition. 2. On due consideration, M.(C.) P. No.1345/2005 is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 3. Learned counset for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. ^ '-°3^.. L'-yji /&. ^ ^1 S? B '^ .^ ^. ^. .^ s •••^sy^ nlmml 4. The petitioner is seeking restoration of M.P. No. 1351/1993, which was dismfesed for want of prosecution vide orderdated 10-03-2005. 5. On due consideration of the submissions of leamed counsel for the parties and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's counsel on 10-03-2005, when M.P. No.1351/1993 wastaken up for hearing, was based on bona-fide grounds. 6. M.C.C. No. 196/2005, therefore, is allowed and M.P. No.1351/1993 is restored to tts origlnaljiumt?sr. ^ Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- SunU Kumar Sinha Judge r;