Kishor Singh Rajput v. State of Chhattisgarh
Writ Petition – Abatement – Death of sole petitioner during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, neutral citation 2026:CGHC:452 — WPS No. 5484 of 2020, Kishor Singh Rajput v. State of Chhattisgarh and others, decided 05.01.2026 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (Single Bench). Writ petition (of 2020) against the State of Chhattisgarh (Panchayat and Rural Development Department), Director Panchayat, Collector Kawardha, Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Kawardha and the Accountant General was dismissed as abated following the death of the sole petitioner. No merits decided, no relief granted, no amounts awarded, no statutes or precedents cited. Keywords: abatement, death of petitioner, dismissal of writ petition, Chhattisgarh High Court.
What did the court decide?
In view of the submission that the sole petitioner has died, the writ petition is dismissed as having become abated.