Kumari Jaishree Punchbhai v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 2105 of 2017, order dated 14/11/2024 by Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal: writ petition of petitioner Jaishree Punchbhai Meshram against State of Chhattisgarh and tribal-welfare/education respondents (Directorate Tribal Welfare Department; Commissioner Education Bastar Division; Collector and District Education Officer, Utter Baster; Principal, Govt. Bharti Higher Secondary School, Kanker) dismissed as abated owing to the death of the sole petitioner during pendency. Counsel: Ratan Pusty, Govt. Advocate (Respondents/State); A. Lakra (formerly for petitioner). No statutory or precedent citations.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole petitioner passed away during the pendency of the petition, the petition is dismissed as having been rendered abated. ¶25