Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J.

14-05-2026

1. Heard Mr. Tanmay Thomas, learned counsel appearing for the appellant. Also heard Prasun Bhaduri, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the State as well as Dr. Sudeep Agrawal, learned counsel for respondent No.3 on I.A. No.01, which is an application for condonation of delay of 168 days in preferring the instant appeal.

2. The appellant has filed this writ appeal against an order dated 11.09.2025, passed by learned Single Judge, in WPS No. 3673 of of 2018 (Jaibhan Singh Rathore Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others), by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner.

3. On a pointed query being made to the learned counsel for the appellant as to why he has approached this Court against the impugned order dated 11.09.2025, after an inordinate delay of 168 days, he has not offered any plausible explanation or any cogent reason for delay in filing the writ appeal.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the writ appeal is barred by delay and laches and