1 CGHC010339422026 2026:CGHC:40338 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4687 of 2026 Dr. Sachin Ashok Kale S/o (Late) Shri Ashok Kale, Aged About 46 Years R/o Kale Wada, Tilak Nagar, Main Road, Police Station Civil Lines, Bilaspur (C.G.) 495001 Mob. 9425530260 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - High Court Of Chhattisgarh Through The Worthy Registrar General, High Court Premises, Bodri, Bilaspur (C.G.) 495220. 2 - The Administrative Committee / Standing Committee, High Court Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Registrar General, Bodri, Bilaspur (C.G.) - 495220. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (C.G.). 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Law And Legislative Affairs Department, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS System) For Petitioner(s) :None present For State :Mr. Shobhit Mishra, Dy. G.A. For Respondent Nos. 1 & 2:Mr. Jitendra Pali, Advocate Digitally signed by AMIT PATEL 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 16.09.2026 1. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, as well as respondent Nos. 3 and 4 submit that in view of the efflux of time, the present petition has become infructuous. It is submitted that the petitioner has called in question the order dated 20.08.2026 passed by the Registrar General of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, whereby the petitioner’s representation dated 04.08.2026, seeking permission to deliver a farewell address in the ‘Chhattisgarhi language’ on the occasion of the farewell of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh came to be rejected. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner has filed the present petition seeking, inter alia, the following reliefs:-- “ 10.1 Stay of the Event: Issue an ad-interim stay order restraining the Respondents from organizing conducting the upcoming uncodified official Farewell Reference of the retiring Hon'ble Chief Justice, until clear, written, and transparent rules are placed on governing the allocation of slots for the independent Bar. 10.2 Alternative provisional permission: In the alternative, if this Hon'ble Court is disinclined to stay the institutional event, issue an ad-interim mandatory direction to Respondent No. 1 to provisionally permit the Petitioner, as an independent Advocate of the Bar, a brief slot of 3 5 minutes to deliver the ceremonial gratitude address in the statutory State Official Language ‘Chhattisgarhi’ during the official farewell proceedings. 10.3 Alternative Production on Record: In the further alternative, if physical speech slots are constrained due to fixed state schedules, direct Respondent No. 1 to formally receive the printed copies of the Petitioner's drafted farewell address in Chhattisgarhi (with its English translation) and place the same officially on the permanent record/ledger of the Farewell Proceedings of the High Court.” 2. From the perusal of the aforesaid order, it appears that the petitioner is seeking necessary permission from the respondents authorities, especially respondent Nos. 1 and 2, to grant him five minutes’ time to accord permission to give a farewell address on the occasion of the farewell of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, as according to the official protocol, no individual Advocate is allowed to make a speech. However, the petitioner seeks special permission to give special expression of gratitude for the extraordinary tenure of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarhi, a local and widespread dialect for the entire State of Chhattisgarh. 3. Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have declined to grant permission to deliver a brief farewell address, stating that due to the established practice and protocol governing farewell references, the request cannot be acceded to. 4 4. This Court is of the opinion that since respondent No.1 has already been decided the representation of the petitioner and further since, due to efflux of time, the petition has been rendered infructuous, no order can be passed. However, considering that the petitioner can very well deliver a brief farewell address during the farewell accorded by the Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association and for the same he has to contact with the office bearers of High Court Bar Association so that in future, he may get a chance for the same. So far as delivery of speech in the full Court reference is concerned, the same cannot be allowed due to the established practice and protocol. As such, this petition cannot be entertained for both reasons. Accordingly, the same is hereby dismissed. SD/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge AMIT PATEL