HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI N.K. AGARWAL, J. Appellant Respondents M.C.C.No. 285 of 2011 KM Kuruvilla, aged about 48 years, S/o Late KG Mathew, R/o Bodhghat Colony, Jagdalpur (MP) VERSUS 1. Karan Singh, Driver, S/o Ram Govind, Aged about 30 years, R/o Village Metawada Tehsil Jagdalpur District Bastar (MP) 2. Collector & President, Jila Antyavasai Sah, Vikas Samiti Distt Office Jagdalpur (MP) 3. State of Madhya Pradesh, through Collector, Bastar Jagdalpur (MP) AppIication for restoration of Misc. ARpeal No.1711/1998 Present: Smt Anju Ahuja, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Kishore Bhaduri, Additional Advocate General for the Stete / respondents No.2 and 3. ORDER ith (14InSeptember,2011) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. The learned^counsel for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. .^°?a~^, ^ I, ^^ J v^.^ M.C.C. No. 285 of 2011 2) The petitioner is seeking restoration of M.A. No.1711 of 1998, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 06.04.2011. 3) On due consideration of the submissipns of learned counsel for the parties and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's/appellant's counsel on 06.04.2011, when M.A. No. 1711 of 1998 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 4) M.C.C. No. 285 of 2011, therefore, is allowed and M.A. No.1711 of 1998 is restored to its original number. Sd/- Chief Justice subbu Sd/- N.K. Agarwal Judge