1 2025:CGHC:16722 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 350 of 2025 • Umesh Waghmare, S/o Shri N.K. Waghmare, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Bhelvapadar Para, Kondagaon, Tahsil, Police Station & District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. … Petitioner/Applicant versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Home/police, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Police Station & Post Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Director General Of Police (D.G.P.) Police Headquarters (P.H.Q.), Sector-19, Police Station & Post Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Inspector General Of Police (I.G.P.) Office Of Inspector General Of Police (I.G.P.) Bastar Range, Lalbag, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 4. Superintendent Of Police (S.P.) Office Of Superintendent Of Police (S.P.), Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 5. Enquiry Officer/Additional Superintendent Of Police, Office of S.P., Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner/Applicant : Ms. Swati Rani Saraf, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. Ritesh Giri, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Order on Board 09/04/2025 1. Heard on M.C.C., application for restoration of WP(S) No.502/2020, which was dismissed vide order dated 19.02.2025 for want of prosecution. DEEPTI JHA NIRALA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA NIRALA 2 2. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that on 19.02.2025, counsel appearing for the applicant was engaged before another bench, thus, he/she 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 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.502/2020 {Umesh Waghmare Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others} in its original number. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge