Akhilesh Kumar Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur (Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad, 24/07/2025) dismissing WPS No. 504 of 2023 for want of prosecution due to complete non-appearance/non-representation by the petitioner. Petitioner: Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Assistant Programmer at MGNREGA, Janpad Panchayat Udaipur, District Surguja. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (Deptt. of Panchayat & Rural Development), Director of Panchayat, MGNREGA Commissioner, Collector/District Program Coordinator (MGNREGA) Ambikapur, CEO Zila Panchayat Surguja, CEO Janpad Panchayat Udaypur, Program Officer MGNREGA. Counsel: Ankur Kashyap (Dy. Government Advocate) for the State; Sudeep Verma for Respondents 4-7. No issues framed, no statutes or precedents cited, no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution because no one appeared for the petitioner even in the second round of call, no representation was made by any counsel, and no adjournment was sought on behalf of the petitioner.