2026:CGHC:2977-DB Digitally signed SAGRIKA by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL AGRAWAL Date: 2026.01.27

15:17:04 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 18 of 2026

1 - Mishri Lal Pandey (M.L. Pandey) S/o Late Durga Prasad Pandey Aged About 70 Years Retired Additional Director, Directorate Social Welfare, R/o E4, Sector 2, Agroha Society, In Front Of Hr Tower, Raipur Chowk, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - Union Of India Through Home Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs India, North Block, Cabinet Secretariat, Raisina Hills New Delhi New Delhi

2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Chief Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Central Bureau Of Investigation C.B.I Chhattisgarh Through The Superintendent Of Police, Cbi, Ac-Iv, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

4 - Kundan Singh Thakur S/o Shri Hari Singh Thakur Aged About 43 Years R/o House No. 3, Near Khallari Mata Mandir, P.S. City, Kushalpur Chowk, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Praveen Das, Addl. Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Order on