1 CGHC010411372024 2026:CGHC:34470-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 864 of 2024 Ramesh Kumar Nayak S/o Late Shri Vrindavan Nayak Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Thuthi, Post Thathari, Police Station And Tehsil Jaijaipur, (Now Police Station Jaijaipur And Tehsil- Bhothiya), District- Janjgir-Champa (Now District- Sakti) Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Cum District Election Officer ( Panchayat), District Janjgir Champa ( Now District- Sakti ) Chhattisgarh. 3 - Tehsildar- Jaijaipur/ Returning Officer (Panchayat), Jaijaipur, District Janjgir Champa (Now District- Sakti) Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Neera Manhar W/o Shri Sukhiram Manhar Aged About 45 Years R/o House No. 250, Ward No. 11, Village Thuthi, Post- Thathari, Police Station And Tehsil- Jaijaipur (Now Police Station Jaijaipur And Tehsil- Bhothiya ), District- Janjgir- Champa ( Now District- Sakti ) Chhattisgarh. 5 - Ku. Ateet Manhar D/o Shri Sukhiram Manhar Aged About 20 Years R/o House No. 250, Ward No. 11, Village Thuthi, Post- Thathari, Police Station And Tehsil- Jaijaipur ( Now Police Station Jaijaipur And Tehsil- Bhothiya ), District- Janjgir- Champa ( Now District- Sakti ) Chhattisgarh. VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2026.08.10 16:28:31 +0530 2 6 - Kavita Manhar D/o Shri Sukhiram Manhar Aged About 26 Years R/o House No. 250, Ward No. 11, Village Thuthi, Post- Thathari, Police Station And Tehsil- Jaijaipur ( Now Police Station Jaijaipur And Tehsil- Bhothiya ), District- Janjgir- Champa ( Now District- Sakti ) Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Appellant : Mr. Prateek Sharma, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, Govt. Advocate For Respondents No.4 to 6 : Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandra, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 06/08/2026 1. Heard Mr. Prateek Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the appellant as well as Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents/State and Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandra, learned counsel appearing for the respondents No.4 to 6. 2. The present writ appeal has been preferred against the order dated 23.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 239 of 2022, whereby the writ petition challenging the order dated 05.01.2022 passed by the Returning Officer (Panchayat) in relation to the acceptance of nomination in the Panchayat election was dismissed on the ground of availability of the statutory remedy of an election petition under Section 122 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993. 3. The appellant has filed the present writ appeal seeking for the following 3 reliefs:- “It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside the impugned order dated 23.10.2024 (ANNEXURE A/1), passed in W.P.(C) No. 239/2022 by Hon'ble Single bench of this Hon'ble Court and this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside order dated 05.01.2022 (ANNEXURE P/1 in the writ petition), passed by respondent no. 3, in the interest of justice.” 4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the appellant that, by efflux of time, the tenure of the elected body has already come to an end and the relief sought in the present writ appeal has become incapable of being granted, the present writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. 5. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the appellant that the present writ appeal has become infructuous by efflux of time, the writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice ved