1 2025:CGHC:281-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 875 of 2024 1. Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank Through Its Managing Director Cum Chairman, Head OfÏce, Mahadev Ghat Road, Sunder Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 1) 2. Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank Through Its Regional Manager, Regional OfÏce First Floor, Vivek Complex, Sangam Gali, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 2) 3. Branch Manager Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank, Branch OfÏce, Sedam, District Surguja Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 3) ... Appellants versus Sandip Kumar Singh S/o Ravindra Pratap Singh Aged About 26 Years Working As OfÏce Assistant (Suspended), R/o Village Ghoghra, Police Station And Tehsil Batouli, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. (Since The Petitioner Is In Jail In Respect Of The Crime No. 36/2017, Registered At Police Station Batouli, District Surguja Chhattisgarh, The Present Writ Petition Is Being Filed Through His Wife Namely Smt. Vinita Paikara W/o Sandip Kumar Singh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village Ghoghra, Police Station And Tehsil Batouli, District Surguja Chhattisgarh (Petitioner) ...Respondents BRIJMOHAN MORLE Digitally signed by BRIJMOHAN MORLE Date: 2025.01.04 11:08:50 +0530 2 For Appellant : Mr. Sabyasachi Bhaduri, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 03 . 01 .202 5 1. Heard Mr. Sabyasachi Bhaduri, learned counsel for the appellants on I.A. No. 1 of 2024, which is an application for condonation of delay. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellants and considering the reasons mentioned in the application, we are of the considered opinion that sufÏcient cause has been shown in the application and accordingly, I.A. No. 1 of 2024 is allowed and delay of 2390 days in filing the appeal is condoned. 3. The present intra Court appeal has been filed by the appellants with the following prayers: “a. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present appeal seeking clarification / modification of the order dated 27.03.2018 passed by this Hon’ble Court in WPS No. 2377 of 2018 to the extent as mentioned in the present petition, enabling the present appellant to proceed with the departmental enquiry; and 3 b. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present appeal seeking clarification / modification of the order dated 27.03.2018 passed by this Hon’ble Court in WPS No. 2377 of 2018 and permit the petitioner to proceed with the departmental inquiry contempleted against the respondent herein after imposing appropriate conditions as prayed for in the present petition; or c. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the instant appeal and issue a direction to expedite the disposal of MCC No. 641 of 2022, pending before this Hon’ble High Court, in order to proceed with the departmental inquiry; or d. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s)/order(s)/directions(s) in favour of the appellant; which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 4. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the appellants that MCC No. 641 of 2022 has been filed for modification of the order dated 27.03.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge which is impugned herein. The said MCC was listed on 02.12.2022 before the learned Single Judge who has passed the impugned order and the matter was posted for 02.01.2023, but the same could not be listed. The learned counsel for the appellants also filed an application for urgent hearing. 4 5. In view of the above, the MCC No. 641 of 2022 be placed before appropriate Bench as per the roster on 13.01.2025 after nomination from Hon’ble the Chief Justice and the learned Single Judge is requested to dispose off MCC No. 641 of 2022, expeditiously. 6. Accordingly, the present writ appeal is disposed off. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Brijmohan