-.^'j.«.. '":^. iy^\ i^f)^ r^ ^ HIGH COURT OF CHHAmSGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH Coram : HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. M.C.C.No.57of2Q09 PETITIONER: RESPONDENTS Rajkrishna Agrawal, aged about 48 years, Son of Shri Gopi Krishna Agarwal, Resident of Champa, Tahsif Champa, District-Bilaspur (Now Janjglr-Champa) M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh) 1 Versus \ 1. State of Madhya Pradesh through Secretary, Revenue Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal 2. Additional Commissioner, Bilaspur Commissionary, Bilaspur 3. Additional Collector, Korba, District- Bilaspur (Now Distt. Korba) 4. Tahsildar, Tahsil Champa, DistrSct- Bilaspur (Now Distt. Janjgir Champa) APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION OF W.P. N0.4543/1992 Present: Smt. Renu Kochar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, learned Government Advocate for the State/respondents. ORDER (18th February,2009) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta; C.J.: By allowing I.A. No.02/2009, the affidavit flled along with ttiis application is taken on record. 2. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on I.A. No.0172009, an application for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition. 3. On due consideration of the submissjons of learned counset for the parties, we are satisfied that the petitioner has succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the delay in filing the restoration petition. 4. I.A. No.01/2009, therefore, is allowed and the deiay in filtng the restoration petition is hereby cendoned. 5. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. 6. The petitioner is seeking restoration ofW.P. No. 4543/1992, whjch was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 20.04.2007. 7. On due consideration of the submisstons of learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's counsel on 20.04.2007 when Writ Petition No.4543/1992 was taken up for hearing, was based onbona fide grounds. 8. M.C.C.No.57/2009, therefore, is allowed and Writ Petition No.4543/1992 is restored to 'rts original number. — subbu Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- SunilKumar Sinha Judge