^f [^^ -r CD •''"' - ^ ^' ^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR W.P&NO.^-^-2009 Petitioner:- / Santosh Singh Thakur aged 43 year S/o Shri Kejaha Singh Thakur Cultivator/Sarpanch, Pratappur Gram Panchayat Pratappur, R/0 Pratappur, Tah. Nawagarha, Dist. Durg (C.G.) ^•••^- ^^•^-••" o?:-."^'..'^'".•••'"' .'^y;^""" , ^\ •>J>.-^'" ^ ^r^ Vs. Respondents:- , 1. State ofChhattisgarh Through the collector Durg (C.G.) 2. Sub Divisional Officer Bemetara, Tah. Bemetara Dist. Durg (C.G.) 3. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Nawagarha Tah. Nawagarha Dist. Durg (C.G.) ^4. Janpad Panchayat Nawagarha Through the ChiefExecutive Officer Nawagarha, Tah. Nawagarha Dist.-Durg. 5. Collector ofDurg, District Durg (C.G.) V^( . \ 6. Deshmukh Sub-Engineer water ^ Resources Department (^T^f ^RTT^FT ^ f^TFT) Nawagarha, Dist.-Durg (C.G.) ( w ^^^^ys^:^ « C2) Writ Petition U/^ 226/Constitution oflndia PETITiONER RESPONDENTS HJGH^COURT OFCHHAB'ISGARH:Biy^SPUR WRIT PETITION (Q N0. 2375 OF 2009 Santosh Slngh Thakur Versus State of Chhaltlsgarh & Others OA/rit Petition under Article 226 of the Constltution of tndia) Singie Bench : Hon'bie Shri Satish K. Agnlhotri, J. Present:- Shri Arun Kumar Agrawai, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents No.1to5. None for the respondent No.6,, ORDER (ORAU (Passed on thls 29th day of August, 2011) 4. Chailenge in this petition is to the show cause notice dated 14.01.2009, wherein, the petjtioner has been dlrected to appear before the Sub' Divisionai Officer, Bemetara, on 22.01.2009, faiiing v^hich, it was directed that he may be put under civii imprisonment for his acts under the provisions of Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993. Be that as it may, Shri Thakur, ieamed counsei appearing for the State/respondents No.1 to 5 submits that since it is a simpie show cause notice, the petitioner may be afforded an opportunity of fiiing his response and appear before the authorities before finai order is passed; No steps shaii be taken in the matter before passing the fina! order. Learned counse! appearing for the petltioner submits that repiy has already been fiied to the show cause notice and on 14 September, 2011, he wil! appear in person before the appropriate authority. Thus, In view of foregoing, it is directed that after considering the repiy and examining the case of the petitioner, the Sub Divisionai Officer may pass the final order without taklng action prior to passing of the proper order. Accordingiy, the writ petltion stands disposed of. No order asto costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ashok '%.