HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. HON'BLE SHRI N.K. AGARWAL, J. PetitjQner Respondents M.C.C.No. 703 of 2010 Pradeep Agrawai, S/o late Shri Anandham Agrawal, aged about 26 years, Unemployed, residing at : Amin Para, Purani Basti, Near Murlidhar's House, Raipur District : Raipur (CG) 492001 VERSUS 1 Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi 2 The Commissioner, Customs and Central Excise, New Central Excise Building, Dhamtari Road, Raipur (CG) 3 The Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur Bench, Caravs Building, South Civil Lines, Jabalpur (MP) ApDSication for restoration ofWrit Petition Present : ShriB.P. Rao, counselforthepetitioner. Shri Vivek Shrivastava, Standing Counsel for respondent No.1. ORDER (7th September, 2011) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ. MCCNo. 703 of 2010 f\^ '^ Learned counsel for the parties are heard on I.A. No.01/2010, an application for condonation ofthe delay in filing the restoration petition. 2) On dueconsideration, I.A. No.01/2010 is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 3) Learned counsel for the parties are heard on the restoration petition. 4) The petitioner is seeking restoration of WP(S). No.2429 of 2008 which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 26.10.2009. 5) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's counsel on 26.10.2009, when WP(S) No.2429 of 2008 was taken up for hearing was based on bona fide grounds. 6) M.C.C. No. 703 of 2011, therefore, is allowed and WP(S) No.2429 of 2008 is restored to its original number. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- N.K. Agrawal Judge nimmi