Kalidas Banodhe v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement on death of sole petitioner. WPS No. 5061 of 2016; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:26972 (NAFR); High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; single judge: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal; order dated 23.06.2025. Petitioner: Kalidas Banodhe, retired Sub Divisional Officer, Divisional Circle Office Rural Engineering Services, Bilaspur. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary and Joint Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department; Chief Engineer, Rural Engineering Department; Superintendent Engineer, Rural Engineering Services Circle, Ambikapur. Counsel: Mr. M. L. Sahu for petitioner; Mr. Ashutosh Shukla, Panel Lawyer, for State. Petition of 2016 vintage disposed of as abated because petitioner died and legal heirs were not interested in further prosecution. No quantum, no statutory provisions, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole petitioner has died and his legal heirs are not interested in further prosecuting the writ petition, the instant writ petition is disposed of having been abated.