Sato Bai v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; WPC No. 4538 of 2021; Sato Bai and six other villagers of Kalari, Tahsil Arang, District Raipur v. State of Chhattisgarh (Deptt. of Revenue), Collector Raipur, SDO (Revenue) Arang, Forest Range Officer Arang and Gram Panchayat Kalai; writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution on 13/04/2026 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad after two callings with no appearance for the petitioner ('For Petitioner: None'); State represented by panel lawyer Mr. Ashutosh Shukla; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved; NAFR; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:16884.
What did the court decide?
There being no appearance on behalf of the petitioner even when the matter was taken up for hearing twice, the Court had no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution. ¶29