1 2025:CGHC:56754 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPT No. 302 of 2017 1 - Simplex Infrastruture Limited Having Its Registered Office At Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata-17, Through Its Authorised Signaroty Suman Kumar Jha, West Bengal --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Labour Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh 2 - Cess Officer Under B O C W Act And Dy. Director Industrial Health And Safety, Durg, Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Steel Authority Of India Ltd. A Govt. Of India Enterprise Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai 490001 Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 4 - Office Of The Asstt. Labour Commissioner Central, D-6, Sector-1, Awanti Vihar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - B O C W Welfare Board, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Through Its Janta Colony Station Road Gudhiyari District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPT No. 5 of 2018 1 - Simplex Infrastructure Limited Having Its Registered Office At Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata-17, Through Its Authorised Signatory Mr. Bhudev Mukherjee., West Bengal RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2025.11.22 11:27:15 +0530 2 ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Labour Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh 2 - Cess Officer Under Bocw Act Cum Dy./asst Director, Industrial Health And Safety, Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh 3 - Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation C G Through Its Project Manager, C/o M/s K S K Mahanadi Power Company Ltd, Nariyara, Janjgir Champa, Akaltara Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh 4 - Office Of The Asstt. Labour Commissioner Central, D-6, Sector 1, Awanti Vihar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - B O C W Welfare Board, Raipur Chhattisgarh Through Its Chairman Janta Colony, Station Road, Gudhiyari, Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : None present in both the cases For State/Respondents No.1, 2, 4 & 5 : Ms. Anuradha Jain, Panel Lawyer in both the cases For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Avinash Singh, Advocate appears on behalf of Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, Advocate in WPT No.302 of 2017 For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Yashkaran Singh, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Amrito Das, Advocate in WPT No.5 of 2018 Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Order on Board 21/11/2025 1. No one appears, nor any representation was made on behalf of the petitioner in both the cases, even when the cases are called out in the second round of hearing. 3 2. In view of above circumstance, in absence of any representation, this Court is left with no other option, but to dismiss both the writ petitions for want of prosecution. 3. Accordingly, both the writ petitions are dismissed for want of prosecution. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge Ravi Mandavi