Balwant Singh v. the State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 8555 of 2018; Balwant Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh (through Collector, Raipur) and Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Ware Housing Corporation; coram: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput (single judge); order dated 02/01/2026 (digitally signed 03/01/2026); petition dismissed for want of prosecution after the matter was called twice in both halves with no appearance or representation for the petitioner ('For Petitioner : None'); counsel: Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, Additional Advocate General for the State (Respondent 1); Mr. Anroop Panda, Advocate for Respondent 2; no statutes or precedents discussed; no merits decided; marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
The matter was called twice (first half and second half) but nobody appeared for the petitioner and no representation was made; the Court observed that the petitioner does not want to prosecute the present petition and therefore had no other option but to dismiss it for want of prosecution.