1 2025:CGHC:21371 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1445 of 2025 1 - Gopal Ram Sahu S/o Late Chandrayan Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Sankara, Thana Arjuni, Tahsil And Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh (Complete Address) 2 - Shyam Lal Sahu S/o Late Chandrayan Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Sankara, Thana Arjuni, Tahsil And Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh (Complete Address) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Additional Commissioner Raipur Division, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (R) Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Maina Bai W/o Late Basuram R/o Village Bakli, Tahsil Kurud, Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 5 - Santram S/o Late Basuram R/o Village Bakli, Tahsil Kurud, Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 6 - Santosh Sahu S/o Late Basuram R/o Village Bakli, Tahsil Kurud, Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 7 - Baijyati Sahu D/o Late Basuram R/o Village Bakli, Tahsil Kurud, Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by GOPAL SINGH Date: 2025.05.13 17:38:33 +0530 2 8 - Smt. Tijiya Bai W/o Late Ramgopal R/o Sarojni Chowk, Kurud Tahsil Kurud Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 9 - Laxminarayan S/o Late Ramgopal R/o Sarojni Chowk, Kurud Tahsil Kurud Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 10 - Ajay S/o Late Ramgopal R/o Sarojni Chowk, Kurud Tahsil Kurud Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 11 - Sachi Bai D/o Late Ramgopal R/o Sarojni Chowk, Kurud Tahsil Kurud Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Shri Parag Kotecha,, Advocate For Respective Respondents : Shri Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer and Shri Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 08/05/2025 1. By this petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs: “I. Quash/set aside an order dated 27/11/2024 passed by learned Board of Revenue (Annexure P/3) and further please to Direct the Learned Board of Revenue to consider the case of the petitioners on merits. II call the entire record which are related to present case. III. Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit be granted and the cost of the petitioner may also kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner.” 3 2. Restoration application has been dismissed by the Board of Revenue holding that the application itself has been filed after a very belated period of about 9 months. 3. Shri Shubhank Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents vehemently opposes the petition. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is allowed subject to deposit of cost of Rs.5,000 (Five Thousand) with the Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association, Bilaspur, the impugned order dated 27.11.2024 is hereby set aside while condoning the delay in filing the restoration application. The Board of Revenue is directed to restore the Case No.RN/04/R/A-27/84/2010 to its original number for hearing the matter on merits and pass orders on merits. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Gopal Singh