MCC/905/2026 of MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED Vs SHALJ NATHANIEL A. SAMUEL NATHANIEL on 13 October 2026

1. Heard.

2. This is an application for restoration of WP227 No.1054/2025 which has been dismissed for want of prosecution on 24.08.2026.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that on 24.08.2026, when the matter was called for hearing, due to unavoidable reason, the arguing counsel could not appeared in the case and the petition has been dismissed for want of prosecution. He would further submit that the ex-parte order has been passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat and the order has been passed against the applicant in which the

challenged the ex-parte order passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat and sought hearing in the proceeding.

4. It transpires from the order sheet dated 24.08.2026 that earlier the writ petition filed by the applicant was dismissed for non-compliance of the peremptory order dated 17.10.2025 which was restored vide order dated 02.02.2026. Thereafter, when the matter was listed on 31.07.2026, no one appears on behalf of the applicant. Again, when the matter was listed on 24.08.2026, no one appears on that day also and the case was dismissed for want of prosecution.

5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant and for the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed subject to payment of cost of Rs. 5000/-, shall be deposited by the applicant in the Registry of this Court within a period of one week from today and the said amount shall be transmitted to the Government Observation Home, Bilaspur (C.G.) and WP227 No.1054/2025 is restored to its original number.

6. The MCC is disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE Sumit