HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. APPLICANTS PET8TIONERS (:- M.C.C.No.33of2008 1. Prit Pal Singh, S/o Harbans Singh, Aged' about 47 years, R/o Near Bus Stand, Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 2. Trilochan Singh, S/o Harbans Singh, Aged about 46 years, R/o Near Bus Stand Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3. Manjit Singh, S/o Harbans Singh, Aged 52 years, R/o Near.Bus Stand, Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 4. Smt. Vaninder Kaur, W/o Prit Pal Singh, Aged about 40 years, R/o Near Bus Stand, Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 5. Gurusharan Singh, S/o Kulbir Singh, Aged about 30 years. R/o Near Bus Stand, Patthalgaon, Dlstrict Jashpur 6. Jasbir Singh, S/o Angad Singh, Aged about 40 years, R/o Near Bus Stand, Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh 7. Satpai Singh, S7o Angad Singh, Aged about 35 years, R/o Near Bus Stand, Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 8. G.P. Gupta, S/o Shankar Lal Gupta, Aged about 41 years, R/o Jain Mandir Road, Jagdalpur (C.G.) 9. Alka Gupta, W/o G.P. Gupta, Aged about 35 years, R/o Jain Mandir Road, Jagdalpur (C.G.) 10. Narendra Dansena, S/o D.L. Dansena, Aged about 32 years, R/o Village Sariya, Tahsil Saranggarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 11. Smt. Maya Dahsena, W/o Narendra Dansena, Aged about 26 years, R/o Village Sariya, Tahsil Saranggarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 12. Rajesh Kumar Shukla, S/o Late Shri Heera Lal Shukla, Aged about 34 years, R/o Barpali Chowk, Champa, District Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) 13. Mohd. Kayum Khan, S/o Mohd. Yunus Khan, Aged about 42 years, R/o Imlipara, District Ambikapur i Versus NON-APPLICANTS 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through RESPONDENTS Secretary, Department of Transport, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur 2. Tax Officer/R.T.O. Raigarh (C.G.) « 3. Tax Officer/R.T.O. Jagdalpur (C.G.) 4. Tax Officer/R.T.O. Ambikapur (C.G.) 5. D.T.O./R.T.O. Jashpur (C..G.) 6. D.T.O./R.T.O. Jajgir-Champa (C.G.) ApDlication for Settina Aside the order ofdismissal ofthe Writ Petition No.4652/06 dated 28/11/07 and for Restoration ofthesaidWritPetition. Present: Shri B.K. Rawat, learned counsel for the applicants Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Deputy Government Advocate for the State. ORDER (4th March, 2008) L;' II Subbu The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicants are seeking restoration of W.P.No.4652 /2006, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 28-11-2007. 3. On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the grounds taken in the restoration petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof, we are satisfied that the absence ofthe petitioners' counsel on 28-11-2007 when W.P. No.4652/2006 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 4. Therefore, M.C.C. No.33/2008 is allowed and W.P.No.4652/2006 is restored to its original number, but without interimrelief. 5. Theapplicants/petitioners, however, shall be at Jiberty to apply afresh for grant of interim relief, which shall be considered on its own merits. r Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge