1 2025:CGHC:26745 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3142 of 2020 1 - Vimal Kumar Nayak S/o Shri Kedar Nath Nayak Aged About 33 Years R/o Vill- Sarabkombo, Tahsil- Bagicha, Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Secretariat At Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Chhattisgarh State Election Commission Through Its Secretary, Near Dks Bhawan, Old Ministry, Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Returning Officer (Panchayat) Janpad Panchayat- Bagicha, Distt.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri Suresh Jain S/o Nemichand Jain R/o Vill And P.O.- Sarabkombo, Tahsil- Bagicha, Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Shri Dinesh Gupta S/o Motilal Gupta Aged About 28 Years R/o Sarabkambo, Tahsil- Bagicha, Distt.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 7 - Shri Dinesh Jaiswal S/o Radhe Jaiswal, Aged About 40 Years R/o Sahidandand, Tahsil- Bagicha, Distt.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 8 - Shri Thedor Toppo S/o Tihari Aged About 55 Years R/o Ramsamaa, Tahsil- Bagicha, Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 9 - Jorge Prithvipal S/o Joseph Aged About 50 Years R/o Pandripani, Tahsil- Bagicha, Distt.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 10 - Udit Chouhan S/o Devcharan Chouhan Aged About 30 Years R/o Ramsamaa, Tahsil- Bagicha, Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh SMT NIRMALA RAO -2- ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Jaiprakash Shukla, Advocate. For Respondent/ State : Shri Topilal Bareth, P.L. For Respondent No.5 : Shri P.R. Patankar, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 23.06.2025 1. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that by efflux of time, the petition has become infructuous. 2. Taking into consideration the statement made by counsel for the petitioner, this petition is dismissed being rendered infructuous. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Nimmi