1 2025:CGHC:8203 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 881 of 2025 1 Okesh Kumar Sahu S/o Tilak Ram Sahu Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Bhedi (Lo), Janpad Panchayat Dondilohara, Tehsil, Post And P.S. Dondilohara, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development, Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 The District Election Officer-Cum-Collector District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 3 Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Cum Revisional Authority Gram Panchayat Bhedi (Lo), Janpad Panchayat Dondilohara, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 4 Returning Officer (Panchayat) Janpad Panchayat Dondilohara, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 5 Tekram Patel S/o Baldev Patel Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Bhedi (Lo), Janpad Panchayat Dondilohara, Tehsil, Post And P.S. Dondilohara, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 6 Chhattisgarh State Election Commission Through The Secretary, Near D.K.S. Bhawan, Old Mantralaya Road, Moti Bagh, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.02.18 10:44:42 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Shri Manoj Paranjpe, Advocate. For Respondents/ State : Shri Praveen Das, Dy. A.G. along with Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy. Govt. Advocate. For Respondent No. 6 : Shri Venkatesh Pandey on behalf of Shri R.S. Marhas, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 17.02.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as today is the date of election for the post of ‘Panch’ for village Bhedi, Janpad Panchayat Dondilohara ward No. 7 and petitioner himself is participating in the election, there is nothing to adjudicate, at this stage, in the present writ petition. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum, if cause of action arises and raise all the grounds which has been raised in the present writ petition. 3. Considering the submission made, the writ petition is disposed off as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Jyoti