1 CGHC010312092026 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 813 of 2026 Urmila Baiga Wife Of Shri Rupram Baiga, Aged About 38 Years Resident Of Kududand Mata Chowraha Gali No. 4, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary, Adim Jati Tatha Anusuchit Jati Vikas Vibhag, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner, Adim Jati Tatha Anusuchit Jati Vikas Vibhag, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Parisar, Raipur District Raipur , Chhattisgarh 4 - Anusuchit Janjati Praman Patra Uccha Stariya Chhanbin Samiti Through Its Secretary, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Parisar, Raipur District Raipur , Chhattisgarh 5 - Collector Bilaspur, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 6 - District Education Officer, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 7 - Joint Director Education Bilaspur, Division, (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Ambast, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Richa Sahu, Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 22/09/2026 1. This is an application for restoration of WPS No. 5241/2009, which has been dismissed for want of prosecution on 22.07.2026. Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2026.09.23 13:28:50 +0530 2 2. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that on 22.07.2026, when the matter was called for hearing, due to unavoidable reasons, he could not appear in the case, therefore, the same has been dismissed for want of prosecution. He would further submit that the matter pertains to the termination of the petitioner and consideration by the High Power Caste Scrutiny Committee, which requires adjudication on merits, therefore, the writ petition may be restored and it may be heard on merits. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes. 4. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of the dispute involved in the writ petition, and for the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. WPS No. 5241/2009 is restored to its original number. 5. The Registry is directed to list the said WPS No. 5241/2009, as the writ petition itself is of the year 2009. Let WPS No. 5241/2009 be listed for hearing in the next week. 6. With this observation, the present MCC is disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok