^ H!GH COURT OF CHHATTiSGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petition (Cl No. 3947 of 2007 Single Bench: Hon'ble Shri Jagdish Bhalla, Acting Chief Justice PETITiONER Balak Ram Nishad, S/o. Karam Sai aged about 26 years, R/o. vitlagem Dudhipali, Biock - Basna, District, Mahasamund, C-G. Versus RESPOND6NTS 1) State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Department of Panchayat, DKS Bhawan Raipur (C.G.) 2) The Coiiector, District-Mahasamund (CG). 3) Sub Divisionai Officer, Saraipaii, Dsstrict-Mahasamund (C.G.) 4) The Secretary, Gram Panchayat Dudhipaii, Block- Basna, Dlstrict- Mahasamund (C.G.) 5) The Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Dudhipali, Block - Basna, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 6) Jayant Barik S/o-Shoukiial Barik aged about 25 years, appointed as panchayat Karmi, R/o-Viilage Dudhipali, Biock-Basna, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 7) Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) (Writ Petition under Articie 227 of the Constitution of tndia) Present: Shri Ramji Chaturvedi, counsei for the petitioner. ($) (Passed on 9th Juty, 2007) T'ne petitioner had filed an appeal in December 2006 before the Sub Divisionai Officer, Saraipaii, which is stiii pending. !t has besn prayed that the appeai be dismissed however it has not been indicated anywhere in the petition that the appeal of which year has been heard and disposed of by the Appeiiate Authority. 2) We hooe and trust, on the date fixed. if the aDDeal is ripe for hearina. the same shail be considered and decided by the concerned authorities, in accordance with law. In case the appeal of the petltioner is not decided by the concerned authorities, it wouid be open for him to approach this Court. 3) With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- Acting ChiefJustice raju