Kamdev Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Kamdev Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh, W.P.(S) No. 2818 of 2014, High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur; neutral citation 2024:CGHC:30087; marked NAFR; decided 09.08.2024 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J. Subject-matter: recruitment/appointment to the post of Assistant Data Entry Operator by Gram Panchayat/Janpad Panchayat Dhamdha (District Durg); challenge to order dated 01.03.2014 (ANN-P/1) and final merit list (R.No.-6, ANN-P/6) appointing respondent No. 5 Narendradas; State argued petitioner having participated in the entire recruitment process had no right to challenge respondent No. 5's selection. Disposition: petition dismissed for non-prosecution/non-appearance of petitioner ('None appeared even in 3rd round'); no costs or quantum awarded. No statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed solely for non-prosecution: as there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner (none appeared even in three rounds), the Court found that by efflux of time the petitioner had lost interest in pursuing the matter and dismissed the petition on that count alone; the merits of the challenge were not adjudicated.