1 2026:CGHC:1912-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 798 of 2024 1 - Vinod Agrawal S/o Shri Naval Kishor Agrawal Aged About 45 Years Address- Tikrapara, Tehsil And District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Sub Divisional Officer, Irrigation Department Address- Janjgir Branch Canal Sub-Division No. 01 Janjgir, District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Executive Engineer Irrigation Department, Address-Hasdeo Canal Water Management Division Janjgir-, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Superintending Engineer Irrigation Department, Hadeo Project Division, Rampur, Korba, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Awadh Tripathi, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Addl. Advocate General. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 13/01/2026 1. Heard Mr. Awadh Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Addl. Advocate General, appearing for the Respondent/State. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2026.01.15 10:27:52 +0530 2 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers "10.1 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly allow the petition and direct the respondent no.01 to return the security deposit of the petitioner along with the interest of 12% from the date of 1 year after the completion of the work order in the interest of justice and direct the respondent to pass appropriate order in the interest of justice. 10.2 Any other relief which deemed fit and proper may also be issued looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and looking to the interest of the petitioner.“. 3. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum. 4. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy available under the law. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Alok