2025:CGHC:6969-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 805 of 2025 Shatrughan Sahu S/o Late Ganpat Ram Sahu Aged About 46 Years R/o MANPREET KAUR Village Abadipara, Post - Parkhanda Ward No. 2 Gadadih - Parkhanda Digitally signed Tahsil - Kurud District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2025.02.07 ... Petitioner(s)

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralayala Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Director, Panchayat Directorate Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - The Collector And Authorized Officer District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Add. A.G.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

07.02.2025

1. The petitioner had filed the present petition with the following prayers :

“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to declare the Notification dated 23.12.2024 notifying amendment in Chhattisgarh Panchayat Election rules

1993 as ultra virus and without legal authority.

10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the Notification dated 23.12.2024 and 06.12.2024 issued by the collector Dhamtari applying the amended election rules 1995.

10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased todirect the respondents not to act upon the ordinance dated 03.12.2024, till the same is validly passed by the state legislative assembly as required by the article 213 of the constitution of India.

10.4 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased todirect the respondents to apply section129(E) clause (3) of Chhattisgarh Panchayat adhinyam 1993in the upcoming Panchayat Elections. As earlier, as the same is special provision for schedule 10.

10.5 Any other relief or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems fit may also is granted to the petitioner.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petitioner has become infructuous.

3. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner at bar, the instant petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

4. Learned State counsel appearing for respondents / State is present.

Sd/- Sd/-

(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha)

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