Shivraj Singh Painkra v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; WPS No. 1897 of 2023; decided 08.10.2025 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad (single Judge). Petitioner: Shivraj Singh Painkra, Research Officer, Water Resources Department establishment. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (Secretary, Water Resources), Engineer In-Chief, Chief Engineer Mini Mata (Hasdeo) Bango Project, and Shri S.L. Trivedi. Counsel: Rajesh Kumar Keshawani for petitioner; Devesh G. Kela (Panel Lawyer) for respondents. Outcome: petition dismissed as infructuous after petitioner's counsel conceded the cause of action no longer survives due to subsequent developments; respondents raised no objection. No statutes cited, no precedents cited, no quantum, no substantive adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
Since the cause of action no longer survives and nothing further survives for adjudication, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.