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2026:CGHC:18820-DB

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Digitally HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

signed by

BABLU

B RA AB JEL NU DRA R BHAJ AE NN AD RR KA AR

BHANARKARDate:

2026.04.25

10:58:10

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WA No. 329 of 2026

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of

Commerce And Industry, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur,

Raipur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 1)

2 - The Commissioner Industry Directorate Of Industry, 2nd Floor, Lic

Building, Pandri, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Present Address - Udyog

Bhawan, Telibandha, Ring Road No. 2, Raipur, District Raipur

Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 2)

3 - The Chief General Manager District Trade And Industries Centre,

Govt. Engineering College, Koni Bilaspur Chhattisgarh (Present

Address New Composite Building, First Floor Collectorate Campus,

Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 3))

... Appellants

versus

M/s. Manokamna Grains Pvt. Limited Having Its Registered Office And

Factory At Village Khanjri, Post Panthi, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, P.S.

Seepat, Distt. Bilaspur, Through Its Authorized Signatory Shri Piyush

Mittal S/o Shri B R Mittal Aged About 37 Years, Chhattisgarh

... Respondent(s)

For Appellants : Mr.P.K.Bhaduri, Deputy Advocate General

For Respondent : Mr.Ankit Shinghal, Advocate

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

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Judgment on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

24 .04.2026

1. Heard Mr. P.K.Bhaduri, learned Additional Advocate General,

appearing for the State/appellants, as well as Mr. Ankit Shinghal,

learned counsel, appearing for the respondent on I.A. No. 01 of 2025,

which is an application for condonation of delay.

2. Learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the

State/appellants submits that the impugned order has been passed by

learned Single Judge on 16.10.2024 in WPC No. 1782/2013. The

respondent company has submitted representation before the Chief

General Manager, District Trade and Industries Centre, Bilaspur for

compliance of the order on 19.02.2025. In turn, the appellant No. 3

sought instruction from the Director, Industries, Raipur, and thereafter,

the Director, Industries, Raipur sought direction from the State

Government, where, the State Government, Department of Commerce

and Industries, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar vide letter

dated 02.09.2025 has directed to get an opinion from the Advocate

General to file writ appeal before this Hon'ble Court. Thereafter, the

Director, Directorate of Industries, Udyog Bhawan, Ring Road No. 1,

Raipur has directed the appellant No. 3 to obtain opinion from the

Advocate General Office, Bilaspur. Thereafter, the appellant No. 3

contacted the Advocate General Office, Bilaspur and sought opinion in

the matter on 11.09.2025. Thereafter, the Government Advocate, office

of the Advocate General Office, Bilaspur has provided the desired

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opinion on 08.10.2025.

3. It has been further contended that thereafter, the appellant No. 3

has forwarded the opinion to the Director, Industries, Raipur on

09.10.2025. In turn, the Director, Industries, Raipur forwarded the

opinion to the State Government on 14.10.2025. The Law and

Legislative Affairs Department, Government of Chhattisgarh has

accorded its permission/sanction to file writ appeal on 13.11.2025.

Thereafter, the Director, Industries, Raipur has forwarded the matter to

the State Government for appointment of Officer-in-Charge in the

matter. Thereafter, vide order dated 28.11.2025 the State Government,

Department of Commerce and Industries, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur has

appointed the Chief General Manager, District Trade and Industries

Centre, Bilaspur as Officer-in-Charge of the case. The Officer-in-Charge

of the case attended in the office of Advocate General on 04.12.2025 for

preparing the writ appeal. After perusing the relevant documents, the

Government Advocate has prepared the writ appeal on 16.12.2025. The

Officer-in-charge of the case attended in the office of the Advocate

General at Bilaspur and then the process for filing aforesaid writ appeal

was