Rakesh Kumar Pal v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 2819 of 2022; decided 15.4.2026; single judge (Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J.); dismissal for want of prosecution (default/non-prosecution dismissal); no representation by petitioners in two rounds of hearing; no merits adjudicated; no costs, damages or quantum. Petitioners: Rakesh Kumar Pal and Smt. Ranjana Sinha (Assistant Grade-1, posted at DEO Balrampur/Ramanujganj); Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (Secretary, Department of School Education), Director of Public Instruction, and DEO Surajpur; counsel for respondents: Mr. R.C.S. Deo, P.L.; no counsel for petitioners.
What did the court decide?
There was no representation on behalf of the petitioners even when the matter was taken up for hearing in the second round. ¶18