^;"]^ ' ,^.;-: y /'c'. V ^p- HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH il'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. M.C.C.No. 317 of 2006 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Mewalal Sen, aged about 44 years S/o Bharatlal Sen, R/o Machewa (Mahasamund), occupation terminated Typist, O/o Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Ralpur (C.G.) 2. Managing Director/ Director, Chhattisgarh Rajya Krishi Vipnan Board, Raipur(C.G.) 3. Deputy Director, Chhattisgarh Rajya Krishi Vipnan Board, Raipur (C.G.) 4. Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Mahasamund, through its Secretary, Mahasamund (C.G.) 5. Collector, Mahasamund (C.G.) APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION OF WRIT PETITION N0.9S/20QO >. Seema Singh, leamed counsel for the petitioner. Shri U.N.S. Deo, learned G.A. for respondents No.1 and 5. >nd (22na October, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel for the parties are heard on M.(C).P No. a petition for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition. 2. On due consideration, M.C.P No. 980/2006 is ailowed and the delay in fiiing 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 W.P. No.99/2000, which was dismissed forwant of prosecution vide order dated 25-06-2003. 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 25-06-2003, when Writ Petition No.99/2000 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 6. MCC No.317/2006, therefore, is allowed and Writ Petition No.99/2000 is restored to its original number. subbu Sd/- Chief Justice 1 Kt-t Sd/- SunaKu"larsinha Judge