1 2025:CGHC:17522 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2587 of 2020 1 - Virendra Sahu S/o Late Tarachand Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh .....(Election Petitioner), District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Shivprasad Barik S/o Girdhari Barik Aged About 65 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 2 - Gajendra Bisal S/o Rupdhar Aged About 55 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh .....(Election Petitioner), District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 3 - Hemsagar S/o Harihar Aged About 40 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 4 - Rai Singh Patel S/o Jayaram Patel Aged About 54 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 5 - Saroj Sahu S/o Krishnachand Aged About 40 Years R/o Vilage Kusmisarar, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 6 - Shyamghan Nayak S/o Kailash Nayak Aged About 35 Years R/o Vilage Mursapali, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 7 - Kailash Sao, Lecturer (Lb), High School Kolihadevri, Tahsil Basna, Presiding Officer, Gram Panchayat Kusmisarar, Booth No. 222, Block And Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 8 - Naresh Kumar Khatkar Lecturer (Lb), High School Baradoli, Tahsil Basna, Presiding Officer, Gram Panchayat Kusmisarar, Booth No. 223, Block And SMT NIRMALA RAO -2- Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 9 - Pradeep Narayan Seth, Lecturer (Lb), Girls High School Bhanwarpur, Tahsil Basna, Presiding Officer, Gram Panchayat Kusmisarar, Booth No. 224, Block And Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 10 - The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Shikhar Sharma, Advocate holding the brief of Shri R. Pradhan, Advocate. For Respondent No.1 : Shri Dhani Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent/ State : Shri Lav Sharma, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 16.04.2025 1. The petitioner has challenged the Panchayat Elections conducted in the year 2019. 2. Taking into consideration the fact that the new Panchayat Elections have already been conducted, in opinion of this Court, the present petition has become infructuous and is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Nimmi