1 2025:CGHC:3623 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 428 of 2025 1 - Sarita W/o Shri Nagendra, Aged About 40 Years Occupation Housewife, Resident Of Village Hirri, Tahsil Sarangarh, District Sarnagarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.). ... 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, Sector - 19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Collector And District Election Officer, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) / Returning Officer, Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.21 18:16:55 +0530 2 6 - Tahsildar / Competent Authourity, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Udho Ram Koshaley, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. A.G. For Respondent No.2 Mr. Venketesh Pandey, Advocate on behalf of Mr. R.S. Marhas, Advocate. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 21/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is questioning the reservation of Gram Panchayat Hirri, Tahsil & Janpad Panchayat- Sarangarh, District: Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (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-C. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has preferred a representation before the Collector/District Election Officer vide representation dated 09/01/2025, 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 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 3 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 09/01/2025 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 Amardeep