Nand Kumar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court writ petition disposed as infructuous: quo warranto challenge to appointment of Chairman, Chhattisgarh Rent Control Tribunal (CGRCT); impugned order dated 07.09.2021 (Annexure-P/1); appointment vide order dated 9.2.2021; tenure/term ended 25.7.2025; Chairman aged about 66 years; orders of Tribunal after Chairman crosses 65 years sought to be declared null and void; Rs.5 lakh penalty sought, not granted; no relief allowed; Nand Kumar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh and Satish Kumar Singh; single bench of Justice Parth Prateem Sahu; decision date 19/11/2025; WPS No. 382 of 2024.
What did the court decide?
In view of the submission of learned counsel for respondent No.4 that his tenure as Chairman, Chhattisgarh Rent Control Tribunal had already come to an end (on 25.7.2025), nothing remains in the writ petition for adjudication; accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. The merits of the quo warranto challenge were not adjudicated.