1 / 2 2026:CGHC:27169 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4408 of 2026 Arvind Kumar Jha S/o Late Shri Shree Deo Jha Aged About 70 Years R/o 303, Salvadar Fortaleza Society, Kalyani Nagar, Pune City, PO: Yerwada, Pune, Maharashtra- 411006 ... Petitioner versus 1 - Union of India Through Its Director General of Forests (DGF) Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh New Delhi- 03 Dgfindia@Nic.in 011-20819316 011-20819209 2 - Central Empowered Committee Through Member Secretary, II Floor, Chankya Bhawan Chankyapuri, New Delhi-21 cecindia202@gmail.com 3 - Department of Personnel and Training Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Through Its Secretary P G And Pensions Government Of India North Block, New Delhi- 110001 secy_mop@nic.in 4 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Its Chief Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar secyfcg@yahoo.com 5 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary-In-Charge Forests, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar secyfcg@yahoo.com 6 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary In-Charge, General Administration Department, Raipur, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur- 492002, csoffice.cg@gov.in/cs.cg@nic.in 7 - State of Chhattisgarh Through its Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of The Forest Force Chhattisgarh Forest Department, Aranya Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh Email pccf-fhq@cg.gov.in/ cgpccf.forest@gmail.com ... Respondents ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.07.02 17:48:38 +0530 2 / 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Gaurav Kumar Bansal, Advocate along with Mr. Ashish Pandey, Advocate For UOI/Respondent No.1 : Mr. Triveni Shankar Sahu, Advocate For State : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. AG (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 02/07/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum. 2. Prayer is allowed. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu