Ramashankar Kashyap v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 4901 of 2025; neutral id 2025:CGHC:51087; decided 14.10.2025 by Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge. Petitioner: Ramashankar Kashyap (PIO cum Secretary, Gram Panchayat Lachhanpur, Bamnhidih, Janjgir-Champa), unrepresented. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department (counsel Rishab Bisen, PL); Chhattisgarh State Information Commission (counsel Shyam Sunderlal Tekchandani); Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Baloda; Sharad Dewangan. Disposition: petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance at two calls; no issues framed, no statutes or cases cited, no relief granted. Marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared on behalf of the petitioner when the matter was called out for hearing, even on the second call, the Court held it had no option but to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.