Malikram Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 3967 of 2025; Malikram Sahu (petitioner, Village Dhaurabhata, Tahsil/District Bilaspur) vs State of Chhattisgarh (Revenue and Disaster Management Department), Collector Bilaspur, Sub-Divisional Officer Bilha, Tehsildar Bilha, R I Bilha, Patwari Bilha, Ram Kishan Sahu; writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to absence of petitioner's counsel at second call for hearing; single-judge bench: Justice Arvind Kumar Verma; decided 10/09/2025; counsel for Respondent/State: Ms. Akanksha Verma, PL; no counsel for petitioner ('None'); marked NAFR; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:46286.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner even when the matter was called out in the second round for hearing, the Court had no other option except to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution.