1 2025:CGHC:16098 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 330 of 2025 • B.P. Tiwari, S/o Shri Jamuna Tiwari, Aged About 64 Years, (Retired Forest Ranger) R/o D.C. Road, Ambast Gali, Near House of Santosh Upadhyay Patwari Ambikapur, P.S. & Tahsil Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.). ... Petitioner/Applicant versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 2. The Principal, Chief Conservator Of Forest Aranya Bhawan, Medical Collage Road Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 3. Chief Conservator Of Forest Surguja, Forest Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.). 4. Divisional Forest Officer / Enquiry Officer Balrampur, Forest Division Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.). ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner/Applicant : Ms. Aakancha Vishwakarma, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Ms. Mandavi Bhardwaj, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Order on Board 07/04/2025 1. Heard on M.C.C., application for restoration of WP(S) No.5019/2019, which was dismissed vide order dated 18.02.2025 for want of prosecution. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that on 18.02.2025, counsel appearing for the applicant was engaged before another bench, thus, he could not appear when the case was taken up for hearing, therefore, the same was dismissed for want of prosecution. Hence, the said mistake was DEEPTI JHA NIRALA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA NIRALA 2 bonafide and the applicant wants to contest the case on merits, thus the instant MCC may be allowed. 3. State counsel has no objection to allow the aforesaid application. 4. On due consideration and for the reasons mentioned in the restoration application, which is well supported by an affidavit, instant MCC is hereby allowed. 5. Registry is directed to restore WP(S) No.5019/2019 {B. P. Tiwari Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others} in its original number. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge