1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5396 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13646 of 2025 Man Singh Markam S/o Baijnath Singh Markam, Aged About 49 Years Ex Manager, Vanopaj Sahkari Samiti Jatga, Village Salihabhata, P.O. Gursiya Tahsil Podi Uproda, District Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Co- Operative Societies, Mantralaya New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The President, Primary Laghu Vanopaj Sahkari Samiti Jatga, Village Salihabhata, P.O. Gursiya Tahsil- Pondi Uproda, District Korba (C.G.) 3 - The Managing Director, District Vanopaj Sahkari Union Maryadit Katghora (C.G.) 4 - The President, Jila Vanopaj Sahkari Samiti Katghora Village District Korba (C.G.) 5 - Shri Rajkumar Shrote S/o Indrapal Singh R/o Bala Police Station Katghora, Post Office Jatga Via- Pondi Uproda District Korba (C.G.) Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.03 10:28:06 +0530 2 / 3 6 - The Registrar, Co-Operative Societies, Indravati Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Barun Kumar Chakrabarty, Advocate For Resp. No.1 & 6 : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadker, Panel Lawyer For Resp. No.3 : Mr. Imam Siddiqui, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 30/01/2026 1. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3 prays for time to file reply. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage petitioner is not pressing this writ petition on merit and is only seeking a direction to respondent to take decision on the claim of petitioner for reinstatement after acquittal from criminal charges by the competent Court of jurisdiction . He contended that based on application submitted by petitioner before respondent No.3 claim of petitioner was forwarded to respondent No.2 which is reflecting from Annexure P-10. However, till date, claim of petitioner is not finalized and therefore a direction be issued to concerned respondent to take decision on claim of petitioner for reinstatement at the earliest. 3. Learned counsel for receptive respondents submit that as the petitioner is not pressing this writ petition and only seeking a direction to authority to take decision on pending claim of petitioner they are having no objection. If the claim of petitioner which is argued based on Annexure 3 / 3 P-10 is still pending consideration it will be considered in accordance with law. 4. Considering submission of learned counsel for the respective parties, without entering into merit of case, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of directing respondent authorities to take decision on pending claim of petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 3 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen