w HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Sinate Bench:. Hon'bte Shri S.R. NAYAK, CJ WRIT PETITION N0,5529 QF 2005 PetjUoner: VSSfsQ.^A Ajay Kumar, S/o Katikram, aged 23 years, Caste- Bareth, R/o Vitlage - Dambanjar, Post Jharna, P.S. Baradwar, Tahsil - Champa, District-Janjgir-Champa (C.G,). Respondents: ""ti'Si^: VERSUS 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through: The Collector, Janjgir, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 2. The Additional Coltector, Janjgir District-Janjgir- Champa (C.G.), 3. The Sub Divisionat Offlcer, (Revenue) Champa, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 4. Manish Singh, S/o Suhsagar, Age - 35 years, Caste -Thakur Kshatri, R/o Village Lachhanpur, Post - Jharna,P.S.- Baradwar, Tahsil - Champa, District - Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) 5. Hemlal, S/o Suklal, Age - 25 years, Caste - Satnami, R/o Vtllage - Lachhanpur, Post - Jharna, Tahsil - Champa, Dlstrict -Janjgir-Champa (C.G.). 8. Shyamcharan Bareth, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat - Lachhanpur, Rlo Village - Hanumanta, Post - Jhama, Tahsil - Champa, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.). 7. Presiding Officer, Up-Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Lachhanpur, Post - Jhama, Tahsil - Champa, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Name Address Shri G.P. Harvansh, Higher Grade ^1^^^^1^^'^*^'^^^^*^1^^^'^^^^'' -•2.- .sls=^ ^;^:^--r3:'' Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School - Birra, Tahsil - Champa, District-Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Assistent Retuming Officer Shri Alok Pandey, Tahsildar Champa Chhattisgarh Gram Panchayat, Up-Sarpanch Etection Gram - Lachhanpur, Tahsil - Champa, Block - Bhamnidih, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Present: Mr Pushpendra Kumar Patel, learned counsel forthe petitioner. Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned Depiriy Advocate General, with Mr. Sandeep Dubey, learned Counsel or the State/Respondents No. 1 to 3. OJRDER (Passed on 23 of November 2008) The petitioner herein, in Revenue Case No. 8 A-89/2004-05 made an application under Order 12 Rule 3 of C.P.C. for admitting the documents. That application was allowed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Champa by his order dated 09-09-2005. Against the said order, respondent No. 4 herein has preferred a revision petition under the provisions of Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 to the Additional Cottector, Janjgir - Champa (C.G.). The petitioner even before service of notice in the said revision petition has preferred this writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the proceedings initiated by the 4B1 respondent by way of revision before the Additiooal Collector, Janjgir-Champa, by contending that ttie revision is not maintainable. There is no need for this Court fo decide this question at this stage. SufRce it to state that it is welt settled that an authorily itself can decide its jurisdiction if a parfy to the dispute raises such plea before it. On service of notice or even otherwise, the petitioner herein can put in -">- appearance before the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa and if he so advised he can raise the maintainability question before him and in that event the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa is duty bound to decide that question. Reserving llberty to the petiUoner so to do, the writ petition is dismissed, however, with no costs. Chief Justice e;-»yiyl| F:l!atS:l32?a»!s6SS