1 2025:CGHC:3797 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 280 of 2025 1 Kaushal Sahu S/o Late Maheturam Sahu Aged About 44 Years Sarpanch, At Village Kokdi, Tahsil Mungeli, Janpad Panchayat Pathariya, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh R/o Village Kokdi, Tahsil Mungeli, Janpad Panchayat Pathariya, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 State Election Commission Section-19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 Collector And District Election Officer Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 4 Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) / Returning Officer Pathariya, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 5 Chief Exeucutive Officer Janpad Panchayat Pathariya, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh 2 6 Tahsildar / Competent Authority Pathariya District Mungeli Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Banhiman Roy, Advocate For Respondent(s) / State : Shri Praveen Das, Dy. A.G. For Respondent No. 2 : Shri Venketesh Pandey, on behalf of Shri R.S. Marhas, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 22/01/2025 Heard. 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is questioning the reservation of Gram Panchayat kokdi, Tahsil Mungeli, Janpad Panchayat Pathariya, District Mungeli, (C.G.), though the petitioner has preferred the present petition questioning the notification of reservation of the gram panchayat, but the petitioner has not stated in the petition that how he has been aggrieved by the reservation done pursuance to the Annexure P-1. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has preferred a representation before the Collector/District Election Officer vide representation dated 10.01.2025, which is still pending and it has not been decided by the Collector/District Election Officer. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/State submits that as the petitioner has already approached the Collector/District Election 3 Officer and if the said representation has not been decided till date, the same will be considered and decided in accordance with law by considering the grievance raised by the petitioner in the petition. 4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties. 5. In view of submission made by the learned counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Collector/District Election Officer to decide the pending representation of the petitioner dated 10.01.2025 within a period of 5 days, if the same is still pending before him. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE Jyoti