1 2026:CGHC:21345-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPPIL No. 24 of 2026 Vivek Kumar Pandey S/o Gaurishankar Pandey Aged About 38 Years R/o Neechepara Shankar Mandir Ward 12, Dharamjaigarh Pathalgaon Road Dharamjaigarh (N P) District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Forest And Climate Change Department , Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, (Naya Raipur), District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest (P C C F) Forest Department, Chhattisgarh Aranya Bhawan, Atal Nagar, (Naya Raipur), District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Divisional Forest Officer, Dharamjaigarh Forest Division Dharamjaigarh, District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector, Raigarh Collectorate Office, District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh 5 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road New Delhi – 110003 6 - M/s Dhanwada Power And Infrastructure Private Limited, Through Project Manager Shri S. Saiya Gram Bhalupakhna Vikaskhand Dharamjaigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - M/s Dhanwada Power And Infrastructure Private Limited, Through Project Manager Shri Krishna Gram Bhalupakhna Vikaskhand Dharamjaygarh) District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) MANPREET KAUR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.05.08 10:38:49 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shrestha Gupta, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Add. A.G. and Mr. Ramakant Mishra, DSGI Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 07.05.2026 1. Heard Mr. Shrestha Gupta, learned counsel for petitioner as well as Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondent as well as Mr. Ramakant Mishra, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondent/Union of India. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has filed I.A. No. 03/2026 i.e. application for exemption from payment of security deposit under Rule 81 of the C.G. High Court Rules, 2007. 3. The said application i.e. I.A. No.03/2025- Applicant for exemption from payment of security deposit stands rejected. 4. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed with liberty to file afresh after depositing the security deposit as per High Court Rules. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Manpreet