Ram Ratan Tandey v. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 3176 of 2010, decided 10.06.2024 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J. Writ petition challenging recovery of Rs. 3,04,206/- imposed by District Collector, Jashpur (order dated 6.1.2009) and confirmed in appeal (order dated 12.1.2010); reliefs included mandamus to Bank regarding sale of land. Dismissed for want of prosecution due to petitioner's non-appearance in the second round of hearing; State counsel submitted the petition had become infructuous by efflux of time. No merits adjudication, no precedent value; marked NAFR. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh, Department of Women & Child Welfare; State represented by Ms. Neeta Tulsani Thawani, P.L.; petitioner unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution on account of there being no representation on behalf of the petitioner, the case having been taken up for hearing in the second round.