1 2025:CGHC:11405 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1517 of 2019 1 - Smt. Ram Bai @ Ramvati Sidar W/o Santosh Sidar Aged About 48 Years R/o Village - Salheona, Police Station And Tahsil Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchayat And Social Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Raigarh, Prescribed Authority, Under Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, Raigarh, P.S. And Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Chhaya Sidar W/o Dhani Ram Sidar, R/o Village - Salheona, Police Station And Tahsil Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Ravindra Sharma, Advocate. For Respondent/ State : Shri Pramod Ramteke, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 07.03.2025 1. The petitioner, who was the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Salheona, Janpad Panchayat Raigarh, has challenged the order of suspension dated 5.4.2019 (Annexure-P/1). Digitally signed by SMT NIRMALA RAO -2- 2. Learned counsel for the State would submit that the petitioner was placed under suspension vide order dated 5.4.2019, and the tenuure of the Sarpanch expired on 28.12.2019. Thus, the petition has become infructuous. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was placed under suspension contrary to the provisions of Section 39 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, therefore, the order is bad in law. 4. Heard counsel appearing for the parties and perused the documents present on record. 5. Taking into consideration the fact that the tenure of the office of Sarpanch has already expired, nothing survives for adjudication. 6. Consequently, this petition fails and is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Nimmi