1 2026:CGHC:14739 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 306 of 2026 • Deepak Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Dharam Singh Kanwar Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Kuchaina, Tahsil Katghora, District- Korba Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus 1. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (A Government Of India Enterprises) Through Its Competent Ntpc Ltd. Scope Complex Core-7, Forth Floor 7, Institutional Area Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 2. The Chief General Manager National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. Vikas Bhawan, N.T.P.C. Ltd. Jamnipali, District- Korba Chhattisgarh 3. The Executive Director National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., Vikas Bhawan, N.T.P.C. Ltd. Jamnipali, District- Korba Chhattisgarh 4. The Collector And Land Acquisition Officer District Korba, Chhattisgarh 5. The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Katghora, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner : Smt. Neelam Singh, Advocate. For Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 : Shri Anuroop Panda, Advocate. For Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 : Shri Pranjal Shukla, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board 30.03.2026 1. Heard on admission. AMIT PATEL Digitally signed by AMIT PATEL 2 2. Admit. 3. Issue notice to the respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the respective respondents accept notice on behalf of the respondents. 5. The applicant is seeking restoration of Writ Petition (S) No. 3174 of 2020 which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 10.03.2026. 6. On due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, I am satisfied that the absence of petitioner's counsel on 10.03.2026 when Writ Petition (S) No. 3174 of 2020 was taken-up for hearing was based on bona fide grounds. 7. M.C.C. No. 306 of 2026, therefore, is allowed and Writ Petition (S) No. 3174 of 2020 is restored to its original number. SdSd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge AMIT PATEL