Dismissed¶89

Ram Prakash Dubey v. State Of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC12 Nov 2025WPS/3563/2017

Case brief

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What is this about?

Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; WPS No. 3543 of 2017; WPS No. 3525 of 2017; WPS No. 3563 of 2017; WPS No. 1252 of 2016; WPS No. 2491 of 2017; writ petition dismissed as infructuous; efflux of time; bunch disposal; Assistant Forest Conservator; ACF; State of Chhattisgarh Forest Department; Principal Chief Conservator of Forest; pending interlocutory applications disposed; Narendra Kumar Vyas, J.; order dated 13/11/2025; NAFR; petitioners Anurag Jha and others; State by Dy. Govt. Advocate Suyashdhar Badagaiya; no merits decided; no precedent applied.

What did the court decide?

None. The bunch of five writ petitions (WPS Nos. 3543 of 2017, 3525 of 2017, 3563 of 2017, 1252 of 2016 and 2491 of 2017) was dismissed as infructuous; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stood disposed of. ¶89

Ram Prakash Dubey Vs State Of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

2025:CGHC:55351

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 3543 of 2017

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1 - Rakesh Kumar Mishra S/o Mohan Ram Mishra Aged About 58 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator, R/o T-9, Jeevan Vihar Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - A.K. Vyas S/o Late Shri R.C. Vyas Aged About 56 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Superintendent, Gomardha Forest, Raigarh, DistrictRaigarh, Chhattisgarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

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3 - Tularam Jaiswal S/o J.R. Jaiswal Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Chief Forest Conservator, Office Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

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4 - Jaideep Jha S/o Shri K.D. Jha Aged About 58 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sdo Khairagarh, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

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5 - Atul Shrivastava S/o Late Shri A.L. Shrivastava Aged About 56 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator, At Sdo Mahasamund, District- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.

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6 - R.K. Sharma S/o Late Shri N.R. Sharma Aged About 61 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sdo Birgudi, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh.

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7 - D.K.S. Chouhan S/o Late Shri Rps Chouhan Posted As Assistant Forest

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Conservator At Sub- Forest Divisional Officer, Keshkal, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh, District : Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

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8 - S.N. Ojha S/o Jagdish Ojha Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sdo Janjgir-Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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9 - Narendra Kumar Sahu S/o Late Chunnu Ram Sahu Aged About 61 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sdo Janjgir-Chamapa, District JanjgirChampa, Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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10 - Vishnu Dutt Tiwari S/o M.P. Tiwari Aged About 60 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Enclusure Officer, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandngaon, Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

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11 - Mani Bhushan Gupta S/o Late Shri Gaya Prasad Gupta Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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versus

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1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondent(s)

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WPS No. 3525 of 2017

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1 - B. L. Patel S/o Late Shri S.K.Patel, Aged About 61 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator, R/o House No.2 H.I.7 And Kabir Nagar, Phase-I Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Vivek Shukla S/o Late Shri R.K.Shukla, Aged About 57 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Dalli, District Balod, Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

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3 - D.N.Tripathi S/o Late Shri R.L.Tripathi, Aged About 58 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Kota, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - D.K.Singh S/o Shri R.L.Singh, Aged About 62 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Pithaura, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Sunil Kumar Rathore S/o Lal Singh Rathore, Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Avapalli, Forest Division Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, District : Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

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6 - T.R.Sahu S/o Late Shri I.C.Sahu, Aged About 61 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Deputy Director, District Balod, Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondent(s)

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WPS No. 3563 of 2017

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1 - Ram Prakash Dubey S/o Late Shri Nawal Kishore Dubey, Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator, R/o House No.2, Nathani Apartment, New Shanti Nagar Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Harish Pandey S/o Late Shri J.R.Pandey, Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Sub Forest Divisional Officer, Dhamtari Forest Division, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Ashwani Kumar Mishra S/o Shri Ram Kishore Mishra, Aged About 57 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Superintendent Bhoramdev Forest, Kawardha, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh, District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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4 - M.K.Choudhary S/o Late Shri S.N.Chowdhary, Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Deputy Director Indrawati Tiger Reserve Bijapur, District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, District : Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Jitendra Thakur S/o Late Shri G.S.Thakur, Aged About 61 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At S.D.O. Kawardha, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh, District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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6 - K.L.Nirmalkar S/o Late Shri B.L.Nirmalkar, Aged About 59 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Research And Development, Raipur, Forest Division Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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7 - R.B.Nihlani S/o Late Shri B.R.Nihlani, Aged About 60 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Superintendent Baranwapara, District Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

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8 - Narendra Kumar Sharma, S/o Late Shri G.R.Sharma, Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Assistant Forest Conservator At Assistant Director Indrawati Tiger Reserve Bijapur, District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

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9 - Ashok Kumar Bakshi S/o Shri Gopal Prasad Bakshi, Aged About 60 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Assistant Director S.F.R.T.I. Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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10 - Yogesh Chandra Pandey S/o Late Shri Umashankar Pandey, Aged About 57 Years Posted As Assistant Forest Conservator At Deputy Director Tendupatta, Khairagarh, Forest Division, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Respondent(s)

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WPS No. 1252 of 2016

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1 - Rameshwar Prasad Sahu S/o Late R.K. Sahu, Aged About 61 Years Present Posting D C F- Upper Divisional Forest Officer, S Baikunthpur District Koriya Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Shri Dinesh Kumar Sahu, S/o. Shri Shyam Lal Sahu, Aged About 58 Years Present Posting A F C- S D O F, Kasdol, Baloda Bazar District Baloda Bazaar Chhattisgarh, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Shri Bodhan Barik, S/o. Shri B.L. Barik, Aged About 59 Years Present Posting A C F- Wildlife, O/o Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Shri S.J.H. Rizvi, S/o. Shri S.T.H. Rizvi, Aged About 59 Years Present Posting A C F- O/o O/o Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Estate Officer Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Shri J.P. Sharma, S/o. Shri R.S. Sharma, Aged About 58 Years Present Posting A C F- O/o Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Mon. And Eval. Section Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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6 - Shri R.S. Mishra, S/o. Shri S.C. Mishra, Aged About 56 Years Present Posting A C F- Deputy District Manager, Mahasamund District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

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7 - Shri H.B. Khan, S/o. Shri A.H. Khan, Aged About 59 Years Present Posting A C F- S D O Forest, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondent(s)

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WPS No. 2491 of 2017

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1 - C.S.Swaroop S/o Late S. K. Krishnamurty, Aged About 58 Years R/o Amarapali Society New Rajendra Nagar Raipur, Presently Posted P C C F Office Raipur, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh

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2 - S. K. Sinha S/o Late S. P. Sinha, Aged About 59 Years Ashoka Ratan V. I. P. Estate Raipur Presently Posted C C F Office Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Sunil Shrivastava S/o Late A. B. Shrivastava, Aged About 58 Years R/o Virasat Appartment, A/502 Avanti Vihar Raipur Presently Posted Jungle Safari Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Chief Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh

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2 - Principle Secretary Forest Department, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - P C C F Aranya Bhawan, Medicle College Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anurag Jha, Mrs. Purnima Singh, Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Mr. Baasant Dewangan, Advocates.

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For Respondent(s) /State. : Suyashdhar Badagaiya, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

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(Hon’ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas)

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Order on Board

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13/11/2025

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Learned counsels appearing for the petitioners would submit that the bunch of these Writ Petitions have become infructuous by efflux of time.

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In view of the aforesaid submission made by learned counsel for the parties, the bunch of these writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.

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Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of.

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Sd/-

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(Narendra Kumar Vyas)

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JUDGE

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Raju

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RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU

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Digitally signed by RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU Date: 2025.11.13 19:49:47 +0530

Parties & counsel

AI extract

petitioner
Rakesh Kumar Mishra¶6
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
A.K. Vyas¶7
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Tularam Jaiswal¶8
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Jaideep Jha¶9
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Atul Shrivastava¶10
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
R.K. Sharma¶11
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
D.K.S. Chouhan¶12
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
S.N. Ojha¶15
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Narendra Kumar Sahu¶16
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Vishnu Dutt Tiwari¶17
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Mani Bhushan Gupta¶18
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
respondent
State of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department¶21
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department¶22
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur¶23
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
petitioner
B. L. Patel¶26
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Vivek Shukla¶28
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
D.N.Tripathi¶29
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
D.K.Singh¶30
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Sunil Kumar Rathore¶31
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
T.R.Sahu¶32
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department¶35
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department¶36
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur¶37
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
petitioner
Ram Prakash Dubey¶41
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Harish Pandey¶42
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Ashwani Kumar Mishra¶43
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
M.K.Choudhary¶44
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Jitendra Thakur¶45
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
K.L.Nirmalkar¶46
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
R.B.Nihlani¶47
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Narendra Kumar Sharma¶48
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Ashok Kumar Bakshi¶49
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Yogesh Chandra Pandey¶51
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary Forest Department¶54
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Principal Secretary Forest Department¶55
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur¶56
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
petitioner
Rameshwar Prasad Sahu¶59
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Dinesh Kumar Sahu¶60
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Bodhan Barik¶61
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
S.J.H. Rizvi¶62
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
J.P. Sharma¶64
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
R.S. Mishra¶65
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
H.B. Khan¶66
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
respondent
State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest Department¶69
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Raipur¶70
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
petitioner
C.S.Swaroop¶73
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
S. K. Sinha¶74
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
petitioner
Sunil Shrivastava¶75
Anurag Jha, Purnima Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Baasant Dewangan
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through Chief Secretary¶79
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
Principle Secretary Forest Department¶80
Suyashdhar Badagaiya
respondent
P C C F Aranya Bhawan, Medicle College Raipur¶81
Suyashdhar Badagaiya

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