L HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR w. P (c ) No. 6153 of 2009 PETITIONER Bhagat Ram, s/o Late Daulat Ram, aged about 48 years, working as Up— Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Devgaon, Block Katghora, District Korba (C.G) R/o Village Devgaon, Post Ranjana, Tahsil, Katghora, Distt. Korba (C.G). Vs. RESPONDENTS 1. The Sub—Divisional Offlcer (Revenue) Katghora, District Korba (0G). The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Katghora, Distt. Korba (C.G). Shri Rai Singh, s/o Malik Ram, aged about 35 years, working as Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Devgaon, Block Katghora, District Korba (CG) R/o — Village Devgaoh, Post Ranjana, Tahsil Katghora, ‘Distt, Korba (C.G). 4. Darshan Singh, s/o Deo Singh, aged about 36 years, working as Secretary, Gram Panchayat Devgaon, Block Katghora, Distt. Korba (C.G), R/o Village Phuljhar, Tahsil Katghora, Distt. Korba (C.G). WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: Mrs. Renu Kochar, xcounsel for the petitioner. Mrs. Smita Ghai, counsel for respondent no. 1, on advance copy. ORAL ORDER - (12.01.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J, Heard finally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner Bhagat Ram is the Up—Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat Devgaon, Block Katghora, Distt. Korba (C.G). The petitioner and other villagers filed a complaint before the Sub- 2 MK WP! C !. No.6153/2009 Divisional Officer which has been regisfered u/s 40(1) of the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam Vide Case No.04/89—A(19)2006—2007 on 19.03.2007 (Annexure P-S). Smt. Renu Kochar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that of even after registration the said case u/s 40(1) of the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam and after issuance of show cause notice to respondents 3 & 4 (Sarpanch and Secretary), the matter has not been disposed of so far. She prays that this‘petition may be disposed of with a direction to the concerned authority (Sub— DiVisionai Officer, Revenue), Katghora, Distt. Korba/respondent no.1 to dispose of the aforesaid case at the earliest. This limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is not opposed by the learned counsel for the State. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the aforesaid Panchayat case,in which cognizance has been taken u/s 40(1) of the Panchayat Raj AdhiniyamJhas not been disposed of so far then the same shall be disposed of by respondent no.1 expeditiously preferably Within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt/production of certified copy of this order. ‘ With the above/ observation/direction, this writ petition stands finally disposed of at the motion stage itself. Jf‘ yf/w JV yew” sdl— ‘ ‘2. n sum KUMN‘ SM r, Judge Rae Jf/e