1 2026:CGHC:19078-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 480 of 2019 • Rajkumar Shukla S/o Lakhanlal Shukla Aged About 50 Years R/o Siddha Muni Baba Gali, Jabdapara, Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgasrh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus 1. Satyanarayan Singh S/o Laxman Singh Aged About 61 Years R/o Ayappa Temple, Bharatiya Nagar, Police Station Civil Line, Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 2. Chhattisgarh State Electric Distribution Comapany Limited Through Chief Engineer, Office Chief Engineer Chhattisgarh State Electric Dsitrbution Company Limited Tifra, Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 3. Chhattisgarh State Electric Distribution Company Limited Through Executive Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Electric Distribution Company Limited, Nehru Nagar, Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 4. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Collector, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Azad Siddiqui, Advocate. For State/Respondent : Dr. Surendra Kumar Dewangan, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal & Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput Order On Board 25/04/2026 1. Heard on I.A. No.1/2019, application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. DEEPTI JHA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA 2 2. On due consideration and for the reasons mentioned in the application, I.A. No.1/2019 is allowed and the delay of 31 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 3. Also heard on application filed under Order 44 Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908. 4. In compliance of order dated 24.06.2019 passed by this Court, affidavit has been filed by the applicant, Rajkumar Shukla that he is still an indigent person, therefore, the application may be allowed and he may be permitted to file first appeal as an indigent person. In view of the affidavit so filed and in light of the provision contained in the Order 44 Rule 3(1) of CPC, applicant is permitted to sue as indigent person. 5. In that view of the matter, instant M.C.C. is allowed. Let first appeal be registered and placed for consideration. Sd/- Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) (Sachin Singh Rajput) Judge Judge Deepti Jha