2026:CGHC:16510 Digitally signed by SUMIT SUMIT KUMAR KUMAR D 20 a 2 te 6 : .04.13

18:51:36 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 413 of 2026 Jay Chopda S/o Sampatlal Aged About 55 Years R/o Old Civil Line, Mahasamund, Tehsil And District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus Munnalal Chandrakar S/o Ramadhin Chandrakar Aged About 68 Years R/o Village Parsada, Post Bemcha, P S, Tehsil And District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh Agriculturist Village Achola, Tehsil And District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.)

Order on Board

09/04/2026 1. Heard.

2. Present is a writ petition filed by the petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 16.03.2026 passed by learned First Civil Judge, Senior Division, Mahasamund in Civil Suit No. S-07B/2024 whereby the plaintiff’s right to lead evidence have been forfeited and the case has been fixed for recording of the defendant’s evidence.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the petitioner is the plaintiff before the learned trial Court and he prosecuting the