1 / 3 2025:CGHC:2417 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 214 of 2025 1 - Robin Raj Lal S/o Shri Rajesh Kumar Lal Aged About 33 Years Presently Posted As Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat Chatauna, District Munglei, R/o Village Pendridih, Tehsil Jarhagaon, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchayat Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Executive Office, District Panchayat, Mungeli, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh 3 – Collector, Munglei, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub - Divisional Officer (Revenue) Mungeli, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh 5 - Naib Tehsildar, Jarhagaon, Tehsil & District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Mr. Arjit Tiwari, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 15/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who is a Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Chhatauna, District Mungeli, is questioning the impugned show cause notice dated 25/11/2024 (Annexure P/1) whereby the SDO (Revenue), Mungeli is seeking explanation from the petitioner about some complaint made against the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the impugned show cause notice has been issued by the SDO as an unknown person made a complaint against the petitioner to the respondent/SDO. He submits that though the petitioner wish to file reply to the said show cause notice but the SDO is not accepting the same. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that if the petitioner willing to file reply to the said show cause notice, the same will be accepted and considered in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents and impugned show cause notice. 5. In view of the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is willing to file reply to the said show cause notice, it is directed that on the event of filing of reply to the said show cause notice, the SDO (Revenue) shall accept the same and proceed in the matter by considering the reply 3 / 3 submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law. Further it is directed that the petitioner shall appear before the SDO (Revenue) as the matter fixed on 22/01/2025. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar