1 / 3 2025:CGHC:1045 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 46 of 2025 1 - Smt. Anita Jaiswal W/o Bhagatram Jaiswal Aged About 35 Years R/o Podidalha, Tahsil-Akaltara, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Podidalha, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Collector, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Janjgir, District-Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Dev Kumar Singh S/o Umend Singh Panch, Gram Panchayat, Podidalha, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District-Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt. Annu Shakun W/o Devkumar Singh Panch, Gram Panchayat, 2 / 3 Podidalha, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Balram Singh S/o Bahoran Singh R/o Gram Panchayat, Podidalha, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Javed Khan S/o Abdul Khan Up-Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Podidalha, Janpad Panchayat, Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Bharat Rajput, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent No.2/Collector, Janjgir-Champa to decide the pending stay application filed by him and further he is questioning the order dated 05/11/2024 by which an order of recovery and removal of the petitioner from the Office of Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Podidalha has been passed by the SDO (Revenue), Janjgir-Champa. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner by referring order sheets dated 08/11/2024 and 11/11/2024 passed by the Collector, submits that the Collector has heard the matter of appeal but there is no order has been passed by him on the stay application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents/ State does not oppose the submission made by the learned counsel for the 3 / 3 petitioner and would submit that though the hearing is concluded, no order has been passed on the stay application filed by the petitioner. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Looking to the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the Collector, Janjgir-Champa has not passed any order on the stay application filed by the petitioner, it is directed that the Collector, Janjgir-Champa shall hear the application for grant of stay and pass an order within a period of five days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar