IS ^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. PETITIONER I.C.C.No. 262 of 2008 Rajendra Kumar Verma, Aged - 39 years, Son of Shri Kedarnath Verma, R/o Near Allahabadi Hotel, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) RESPONDEENTS 1. Versus State of Madhya Pradesh Through - The Secretary, Department of School Education, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal (M.P.) 2. 3. 4. Director/Commissioner, Instructions, Bhopal (M.P.) Public 5. Devanand Namdeo, Lecturer in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Dongargarh, District - Rajnandgaon. State of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department of School Education, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) The State Adminlstrative Tribunal, Through - its Registrar, Principal Bench, Jabalpur (M.P.) ApDlication for Restoration ofthe M.C.C. No.69/2008 Present: Shri Rishi Rahul Soni, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, learned Government Advocate for respondent No.4/State. '•^l- subbu m O RD E R (18th August, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel forthe parties are heard on I.A. No.1/2008, an application for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition. 2. On due consideration, we are satisfied that the petitioner has succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the delay in filing the restoration petition. 3. I.A. No.1/2008,therefore, is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on M.C.C. No.262/2008. 5. The petitioner is seeking restoration of M.C.C. No.69/2008 which was dismissed for wantof prosecution vide order dated 27-06-2008. 6. On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's counsel on 27-06-2008 when M.C.C. No.69/2008 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 7. M.C.C. No.262/2008, therefore, is altowed and M.C.C. No.69/2008 is restored to its original number. —-»-/-\—. iW Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- SunUKumarSinha Judge