Dr. D.P. Tirkey (Devpratap Tirkey) v. the State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; WPS No. 3108 of 2023; petitioner Dr. D.P. Tirkey (Devpratap Tirkey), Assistant Professor (Sociology), Government Lochan Prasad Pandey College, Sarangarh; respondents: State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Department of Higher Education; Commissioner, Directorate of Higher Education; Principal, Government Lochan Prasad Pandey College; counsel: Mrs. Sangita Kaushik (on behalf of Mr. Roop Ram Naik) for petitioner, Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, G.A. for State; single Bench of Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; order dated 23.02.2026; petition dismissed for want of instructions following petitioner's death and family's disinterest; marked NAFR (not for reporting).
What did the court decide?
The Court found the petitioner's counsel's prayer for dismissal for want of instructions to be fair and reasonable.