Petitlooer HIGH COURT OF CHHATT3SGARH AT BELASPUR SingieBeiich : Hoii'bie Shri H.L Dattu, CJ. Writ Petition No.2735 of 2002 Makhan Patei, S/o Shri Ajlt Ram Patei, aged about 55 years, Substitute Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Semerchua, Tehsii - Mungeii, Distnct - Bilaspur (C.G.) Respondents Vs. 1. 2. 3. 4. State of Chhaftisgarh, ThroughCollector, Bilaspur Chief Executlve Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Mungeii SubDjvisional Officer (Revenue MungeiJ) Mahendra Kumar Dewangan, Ex Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Semerchua, Tehsii - s\4ungeij, Distriot ~ Bilaspur (QG.) Present: Shri Maiay Kumar Bhaduri, oounsei for the petitioner Shri Sumesh Bajaj, Government Advocate tbr the State/respondents No.1 and 3. OE%AL ORDER (Passed on 20WMarch, 2007) VVhat is questioned by the petitioner in this writ petition is the order passed by the Coilector in exercise of his power under Section 91 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993. (2) inasmuch as the petltioner has a right to appeai against the Impugnea order unaer the provlsions of the Chhattisgarh Panchayats (Appea! and Revision) Rules, 1995 before the Director, Panchayat VVifhout exhausting that remedy, the petitioner could not have approached this Court under Articie 227 of the Constitution of fndia. (3) in that vlew of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of. However, iiberty is resen/ed to the petitioner to file an appeai, if he so desires, questioning the impugned order before the appropriate forum within a month5s time from today. if such an appeai is filed within the tlme granted by thls Court, the appeliate authority shali decJde the same on its own merits witnout •"t"t^y\.-.^^^.^..^.^^^^^w...^^- .<.'..-^ ^ reference to the period of iimitation. Ai! the contentions raised by the parties are teft open. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- ChiefJustice biN^