Gajmal S/O Chhagna Vs Union of India — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Gajmal S/O Chhagna Vs Union of India — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Restoration application allowed; orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024 recalled; writ petition to be restored to its original number upon deposit of cost of Rs. 1000/- with Rajasthan High Court, Bar Association, Jaipur Bench within two weeks; Registry directed to proceed accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether the application for restoration of the writ petition should be allowed, leading to recall of the orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024 and restoration of the writ petition to its original number.

Court's answer

The restoration application was allowed subject to payment of total cost of Rs. 1000/- to be deposited with Rajasthan High Court, Bar Association, Jaipur Bench within a period of two weeks.

Ratio / Principle

Orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024 are hereby recalled.

Key takeaways

The writ petition will be restored to its original number upon deposition of the aforesaid cost within the specified period, and the Registry directed to proceed accordingly.ratio¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

S.B. Writ Restoration Application No. 560/2024 — Gajmal v. Union Of India & Ors.; Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), order of Sameer Jain, J., dated 19/08/2025. The application for restoration of the writ petition was allowed subject to payment of total cost of Rs. 1000/- to be deposited with the Rajasthan High Court, Bar Association, Jaipur Bench within two weeks; the orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024 were recalled, and the writ petition was to be restored to its original number upon deposition of the cost within the specified period. No statute or precedent was cited; the underlying writ petition involves respondents including the Union of India (Ministry of Power), the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Power Grid Corporation India Limited, Mr. Lalit Kumar (Power Grid Ajmer Phagi Transmission Ltd.), and Rajasthan state authorities at Ajmer/Nasirabaad. Counsel: none for the petitioner; Mr. P. C. Sharma for the respondent(s).

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Writ Restoration Application No. 560/2024

Gajmal S/o Chhagna, Aged About 68 Years, R/o Modi, Lawera, Nasirabaad, Ajmer (Rajasthan)

----Petitioner

Versus

Union Of India, Through Secretary Ministry Of Power, Sharam Shakti Bhavan Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Through Its Chairman Chandralok Building, 36, Janpath New Delhi 110001.

Chief Secretary State Of Rajasthan, Bhagwan Das Road Jaipur

Power Grid Corporation India Limited, Through Its Chairman, Regd. Office B-9 Kutub Institutional Area Karwaria Saray New Delhi 110016

Mr. Lalit Kumar, Deputy Manager, Power Grid Ajmer Phagi Transmission Ltd. (765/400 Kv Sub-Station), Village Jethana, Tehsil Pesaganj, Ajmer Rajasthan 305207.

Divisional Commissioner, Ajmer (Rajasthan)

District Collector, Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Sub. District Magistrate, Nasirabaad, Ajmer. (Rajasthan) 9. Tehsildar, Nasirabaad, District Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Nayab- Tehsildar, Nasirabaad, District Ajmer (Rajasthan). 11. Director General Of Police, Police Head Quarter Lal Kothi Scheme Jaipur 302017

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)	: None
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. P. C. Sharma

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

19/08/2025

The matter comes up on an application for restoration of the writ petition.

For the reasons detailed out in the memo of the application for restoration; it is considered just and proper in the interest of justice to recall the orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024.

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[WRES-560/2024]

Consequently, the restoration application is hereby allowed subject to payment of total cost of Rs. 1000/- to be deposited with Rajasthan High Court, Bar Association, Jaipur Bench within a period of two weeks.

Orders dated 06.03.2024 and 03.01.2024, are hereby recalled.

The writ petition will be restored to its original number upon deposition of the aforesaid cost within specified period.

Registry to proceed accordingly.

(SAMEER JAIN),J

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