COURT QFCHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLESHRI SUNIL KUMARSINHA, J. APPLICANT Appellant IVI.C.C.No. 211 of 2008 Ku. Sweta Jhabak (now Smt. Sweta Lodha) W/o Basant Kumar Lodha D/o Shri Mangal Chand Jhabak, aged about 33 years, resident of Budhapara, near Hanuman Mandir, Raipur (C.G.) NON-APPLIGANTS 1 RESPONDENTS Versus M.P. State Roadways Transport Corporation Ltd., through Branch Manager, Durg Depot.Durg: Udho Singh Rajput S/o Chatur Singh aged about 42 years, by Occupation Driver, resident of Motipur, Rajnandgaon. 3. Gopal Singh, S/o Vishan Singh, resident of Vaishali Nagar, MIG-3, Bhilai, District - Durg. 4; Rajusingh S/o Murini Singh Rajput, aged aboyt 23 years, resident of ShankarNagar, Thana-Zamul, Bhilai. 5 The United Insuranee Company Limited, through Divisional Manager, Jail Road, Kachehari Chowk, Raipur. 6. Pal Singh, resident of MIG-30, Vaishali Nagar, Bhilai, Distt. Durg. Application for Restoration ofMisc. Appeal No.404/1998 dismissed in default 6n 23/4/2008 Present: Shri Parag Kotecha, leamed counsel forthe petitioner. Shri Abhishek Sinha, leamedeounsel for respondent No.5. • / : . ': ' • : , - '. ; ^ . subbu ORDER (20thJune,2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Leamed counsel for the parties are heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking restoration of M.A.No.404/1998, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 23.04.2008. 3. On due consideration of the submissions of leamedcounsel for the parties, weare satisfied that the absence of petitioner's counsel on 23.04.2008 whenM.A. No.404/1998 wastaken up forhearing,was based on bona ffde grounds. 4. Therefore, M.C.C. No. 211/2008 is atlowed and M.A.No.404/1998 is restored to its original number. T\ y Sd/- ChiefJustice Sd/- Suml Kumar Sinha Judge