1 2026:CGHC:21312 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 665 of 2026 1 - Prafulla Seth S/o Goverdhan Seth Aged About 41 Years R/o Village And Post - Toshgaon, Thana - Basna, Tehsil Saraypali, Civil And Revenue Distt - Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 2 - Rakesh Kumar Jangde S/o Shri Basawan Lal Jangde Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Pound, P.S. Nayapara, Tehsil - Abhanpur, Civil And Revenue District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Smt. Niharika Barik Singh Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Smt. Priyanka Rishi Mahobia Director, Directorate Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Mr. Vinay Kumar Langeh Collector, District Mahasamund SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.05.07 18:01:52 +0530 2 Chhattisgarh 4 - Mr. Piyush Singh Thakur Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Basna, District - Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 5 - Mr. Vijay Kumar Lahare District Education Officer, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Vivek Kumar Agrawal, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 07.05.2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court, vide order dated 26.06.2023 passed in WPS No. 1535/2015, directed that the petitioner’s claim for reinstatement be considered and decided by the competent authority after conducting a detailed enquiry. By the said order, this Court had also directed the respondents to conclude the enquiry as expeditiously as possible. 2. Learned counsel further submits that, pursuant to the aforesaid directions, the enquiry has since been concluded 3 and the claim of the petitioner for reinstatement has been rejected by the competent authority. 3. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present contempt petition with liberty to challenge the order rejecting the petitioner’s claim in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib