Sukhdev Rathia v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution; writ petition (WPC No. 1991 of 2026, Neutral citation 2026:CGHC:21256) before the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Bench: Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; decided 06/05/2026; no representation for petitioners though matter called twice at 4:00 pm; petitioners Sukhdev Rathia, Dhansay Rathia, Teju Rathia (Village Ratrot, Tahsil Tamnar, District Raigarh); respondents include State of Chhattisgarh Revenue Department, Collector Raigarh, SDO (Revenue) Gharghoda, Tahsildar Tamnar, N T P C Limited and Nanhiram; counsel for respondents: Rajkumar Gupta, Additional Advocate General; no counsel for petitioners; no substantive issues decided; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner even when the matter was called twice at 4:00 p.m., the Court was left with no other option except to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.