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2026:CGHC:20293 NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WP227 No. 321 of 2026

1 - Saurabh Agrawal S/o Saras Kumar Agrawal Aged About 39 Years R/o House No. 21, Street No. 2, Ward No. 18, Jawahar Nagar Durg,

Tahsil And Distt.- Durg (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - Mahendra Pratap Manikpuri S/o R.D. Manikpuri Aged About 38 Years R/o Matiya Road, Dongargaon Tahsil- Dongargaon, Distt.-

Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

2 - Shantanu Vaishnav S/o Devnarayan Vaishnav Aged About 31 Years R/o Teachers Colony, Dongargaon, Tahsil- Dongargaon, Distt.-

Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Collector Rajnandgaon, Distt.-

Office-Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Shri Parth Kumar Jha, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Richa Sahu, PL

(Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal)

Order on Board

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30/04/2026

Heard.

2. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India calling in question the legality and propriety of the order dated 16.12.2025 passed by the learned District Judge, FTC, Rajnandgaon in Civil Suit No. 33-A/2023, whereby the application preferred by the petitioner/defendant No.1 under Order XVII Rule 1 of the CPC se