H!GH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR Division Bench Coram : Hon’ble Shri Jagdish Bhaiia, Acting CJ 8i Hcn’bie Shri Satish K. Agnihctri, J (PIUWrit Petitian No. 3696 of 2004 PETiTiGNER Krishna Kumar Dhruw, aged about 42 years, son of Shri A. R. Dhruw, Caste— Gond (SI), Ex.-MLA, Keshkal. resident of Badpara‘ Keshkai. Disit. Bastai, Jagdaipur (Chhattisgarh) Vs. RESPONDENTS 1. State of Chhattisgarh, through The E Secretary. Departmeht of Enviionment & Urban Deveiqpment, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2, The Collector, Distt. Bastar (Chhattisgarh) 3. Chief Nagar Panchayat Oifucer, Keshkal, Distt. Bastar (Chhattisgam) The PresidentlChairman, Nagar Panchayat—Keshkal, District‘Bastar (CG) (Writ Petition under Articie 2261227 of the Constitution of indie) Present : Shri Bhaskar Pyasi! counsel for the petitioner. Shri A.K.Kachhawaha. Government Advocate for the State. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 26‘“ September, 2007) The foiiowin oral order of the Couit was passed by g ‘ Hon’bie Shri Jagdish Bhalla, Acting C.J. \ l.A.No.3 This is an application for disposal of petition in motion hearing. Learned counsei appearing for the petitioner submits that he does not want to press this appiication. Accordingly, the application is rejected. The petitioner before this Court has chatienged the notitication dated 5-2-2003 issued by the Government of Chhattisgarh calling upon any person or any iocat authority to submit objections in writing to the Coltector, Bastar within 30 days from the date of publication of the intention in the “Chhattisgarh Rajpatra” for the consideration of the State Government. The petitioner failed to submit any objection for the reasons best known to him. The petitioner has further questioned the gazette notification dated 26-4-2003 notifying the constitution of Nagar Panchayat, Keshkai in Dtstrict Bastar. Thereafter, the petitioner kept siient for sixteen long months and thereafter made non- statutory representation dated 2-9-2004 (Annexure PI?) to the State Government before tiling of the writ petition on 1-10-2004. However, in the meantime, even eiections of‘Nagar Panohayat, Keshkal in District Bastar were held. lt was open for the petitioner to avail the remedy for friing objections, but he faiied to do so. The laches were also not explained by the petitioner. The constitution of Nagar Panchayat is ~in public interest. No interference is warranted in this petttion. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. édl- Acting Chief Justice /i 4/, l Sd/— sa‘jSh K- Agnih ' 0 Judge