-^^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR W.P.(S1No.7246of2007 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Subhash Dhubal, s/oShri Shankar Dhubal, aged about 37 years, Panchayat Karmi(Secretary), Gram Panchayat, Baitari, R/o Village Baitari, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund(CG) Versus 1 State of Chhattisgarh actihg Through : Secretary, Panchayat and Soeial Welfare Department, D.K.S.Building, Mantralaya Raipur (C.G.) 2 Deputy Director, Panchayat and Social Welfare District Mahasamund(CG) 3 Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Saraipali, District Mahasamund(CG) 4 Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat;Mahasamund(CG) 5 Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Baitari, Janpad Panchayat, Saraipali, District Mahasamund(CG) WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OFINDIA ^ AeBearance: Shri L.C.Dash, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Satish Gupta, Dy. Government Advocate for the State/ respondents onadvance copy. ORALORDER (07.12.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard on admission. The petitioher was initially appointed on the post of Panehayat Karmi of the concemedGramPanchayaton 11.10.2005. Thereafter, he was declared asSecretary of the said Gram Panchayat under Section 69 (1) ofthe Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 vide order dated 18.10.2005. By the impugned order dated 8.11.2007, the order pertaining to declaration as Secretary, has been canceUed by the Deputy Director, Panchayat & Social Welfare, Mahasamund. ssWSM. jSi Q- WP(S) No.7246/2007 'Zl Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the order has been passed without making any proper enquiry and withbut giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Admittedly, the order passed by the Dy. Director, Panchayat and Social Welfare is an appealable order under C.G. Panchayat(Appeal and Revision) Ryles, 1995. Since statutory remedy is available to the petitioner and the said remedy is efficacious, 1 am not inclined to entertain this petition. The petition is disposed ofat this stage. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to file appropriate appeal before the concemed authority in accordance with the provisionsof Rules, 1995. ^-- ——-. . • - -^ 1 . ..:,-Scl/-,%;^.^. i '.Juffgiei '^. ;.^ :,A ^