C-, f-t HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH ATB1LASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. APPLICANT/ PETITIONER RESPONDNETS MCC N0.492 Of 2009 Shri NS Thakur, S/o Sri RS Thakur, aged about 4Q years, R/o Gram 7 Post - Purai, Tahsil & District - Durg VERSUS 1 Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bhilai Steel Plant Bhilai, Through its Managing Director Bhilai Steel Ptant Bhilai.Distt-Durg 2 State Industrial Court ofMP Bench at RaipurNIP APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION Present: Shri Amit Sharma, counsel for the petitloner. ORDER ith (19m November, 2009) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on IA No.1/20097-a petition for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition. 2) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsei for the petitioner and the grounds taken in the application, we are satisfied that the petitioner has .succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the delay in Tiling the restoration petition. ~ •\ £-- padma .^ 3) IA No.1/2009, therefore, isallowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4) Shri AmitSharma, learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on the restoration petition. 5) The petitioner is seeking restoratlon ofW.P. No.3035/1999, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 21.08.2007. 6) On due consideration of thesubmissions of learned counsel forthe petitioner andthe ground taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's counsel on 21.08.2007 whenW.P. No.3035/1999 was taken-up for hearing was based on faona ffde grounds. 7) M.C.C.No.492/2009, therefore, is allowed and WP N6.3035/1999 is restored to its original numberf Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge