HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAIVi: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUSVIAR SINHA, J. Applicants Non-apDlieants Respondents N0. 94/2008 1. Union of India, through - General Manager, SECL RIy, Bilaspur 2. Dlvisionai Riy Manager, SEC Rly, Biiaspur 3. Senior Dlvisiona! Personnei Officer, SEC Rly Bilaspur Versus ' 1. Smt C Padmawati w/o C.Baikrishnan, (Retired Office superintendentiGrade - I) Door No.33-1 -18, south Jal! Road, Aiipuram, Vishakhapatnam (AP) 2. Central Administratlve Tribunal Carvas Buiidlng, Near R!y Station, Jabalpur MCC Arisina out ofWP No.1241/2001 Present : Shri KiVIAnsari; counsel forthe applicants. (19th March,2008) The foliowing order of the Court- was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ. Learned counsel for the applicants is heard on IA No.1 , petition for condonation ofthe delay In filing the restoration petition. 2) On due consideration, we are satisfied that the appllcants have succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the deiay in f.ling the restoration petition. R ^ 3) Therefore, iA No.1 is aliowed and the deiay in fling restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4) Learned counsel for the appiicants is heard on MCC No.94/2008 (restoration petition). 5) The applicants are seeking restoration of WP No. 1241/2001 whlch was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 16.11.2006. 6) On due conslderation of the submissions of iearned counse! for the applicants and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfled that the absence of the petitloners' counse! on 16.11.2006, when WP No.1241/2001'was taken up for hearing was based on bonafide grounds. 7) Therefore, MCC No.94/2008 is allowed and WP No.1241/2006 is restored to its originai number. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge padma