1 2025:CGHC:30786 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 608 of 2025  Abhay Kumar Soni S/o Shri S.P. Soni Aged About 62 Years R/o Quarter No. 7b Road No. 17, Sector - 10 Bhilai District - Durg (C.G.) (Respondent No. 3) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. Smt. Upasna Sahu W/o Shri Bhanusingh Sahu Aged About 51 Years R/o Quarter No. 11 A, Road No. 11, Sector - 10 Bhilai Nagar, District - Durg (C.G.) (Respondent No. 1) 2. District Electoral Officer Through The Collector Durg District - Durg (C.G.) (Respondent No. 1) 3. Returning Officer Returning Officer Municipal Corporation Bhilai Local Body Municipal Corporation Tahsil And District - Durg (C.G.) (Respondent No. 2 ) ... Respondent(s) (Cause Title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Gupta, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 07. 07.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in an Election Petition, application under Section 30 read with Order 16 Rule 14 of CPC was moved before the learned tribunal and that has been rejected. He would further submit that the return candidate/petitioner has not been examined and that was the reason for rejection of application. He would contend that the petitioner may be permitted to revive his prayer before the learned tribunal, after examination of the petitioner. SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Digitally signed by SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Date: 2025.07.07 16:46:03 +0530 2 2. The prayer made by Mr. Gupta appears to be fair and reasonable. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to revive his prayer before the learned tribunal, after examination of the petitioner. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge $iddhant