HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI N.K. AGARWAL, J. Applicant Appellant Non-applicants Respondents WI.C.C.No. 246 of 2011 Dhanurjai s/o Ramu Bhatra aged about 35 years R/o Vill. Kusumpalli distL Navrangpur (Orissa) VERSUS 1. Ritu Kumar s/o R.P. Gupta age about 35 years r/o Dalli Rajhara distt. Durg C.G. 2. Smt. Lakhbir Kaur w/o Hardeo Singh R/o Ghandi Nagar ward Jagdalpur, distt. Bastar C.G. 3. The Oriental Insurance Co. through Branch Manager Jagdalpur, distt, Bastar C.G. Apolication for restoratiojiofMisc. Appeal No.345/2001 Present: Shri Subhash Yadav, counsel for the petitioner. ORDER ith (14'"September,2011) The following ord^r of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Shri Subhash Yadav, learned ccunsel for the petitioner is heard on the.restoration petition. 2) The petitionfer is seeking restoration of M.A. No.345 of 2001, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order ^€saE^ ,^&t ^ ? 1 <^gp' ]; ^ v 'Vs-/ ^y M.C.C. No. 246 of 2011 nimmi dated 30.03.2011. 3) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's/appellant's counsel on 30.03.2011, when M.A. No.345 of 2001 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 4) M.C.C. No. 246 of 2011, therefore, is allowed and M.A. No.345 of 2001 is restored to its original number. Sd/- chiefJustice Sd/- N.K. Agarwal Judge '*< r