Madhya Pradesh High Court

WP/25466/2003 of P.N. SAXENA Vs THE CHIEF SECRETARY on 22 January 2026

COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL DHAGAT

ON THE 29th OF JANUARY, 2024

WRIT PETITION No. 25466 of 2003

BETWEEN:-

1. P.N. SAXENA S/O LATE S.L. SAXENA, AGE

42 YEARS, ASSTT. GRADE-II, DEPARTMENT

OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, BHOPAL.

2. MAHENDRA SONONE, S/O M.S. SONONE,

AGE 38 YEARS, SECTION OFFICER,

3. RAJESH GUPTA, S/O SHRI R.D. GUPTA,

AGED 36 YEARS, PERSONNEL SECRETARY.

4. S.K. TIWARI, S/O LATE G.P. TIWARI, AGED

45 YEARS, ASSTT. GRADE-II,

5. DHARAMCHAND PATEL S/O AMARCHAND

PATEL, AGED 40 YEARS, ASSTT GRADE-II.

6. S.K. DWIVEDI S/O C.M. DWIVEDI, AGED 45

YEARS, ASSTT. GRADE-II.

7. AVON KMAR DHURVE S/O LATE B.S.

DHURVE,

AGED

YEARS,

ASSISTANT

GRADE-II.

8. JANAK SINGH S/O NANULAL AGED 36

YEARS, ASSISTANT GRADE-III.

9. NAMDEV DIGRASE, S/O SHRI RAJARAMNI

DIGRASE,

AGED

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YEARS,

ASSISTANT

GRADE-III.

10. KU. CHHAYA LONARE D/O PRABHUDAS

LONARE, AGED 31 YEARS, STENO TYPIST.

11. RAVINDRA MAHADIK S/O S.Y. MAHADIK,

AGED 42 YEARS, ASSTT. GRADE-I.

12. M.K. RAJONE S/O B.L. RAJONE, AGED 32

YEARS, ASSTT. GRADE-I.

13. HALKU SINGH PANDRO S/O H.L.PANDRO,

AGED 29 YEARS, L.D.C.

ALL EMPLOYEES BELONG TO OFFICE OF

THE PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, MADHYA

PRADESH,

BHOPAL,

NEAR

OLD

VIDHAN

SABHA BHAWAN, BHOPAL.

PATEL

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.....PETITIONERS

(BY SHRI K.S. WADHWA - ADVOCATE)

AND

1.

CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE OF M.P. VALLABH

BHAWAN, BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

2.

STATE

OF

MADHYA

PRADESH

THROUGH

PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY

PARLIAMENTARY

DEPARTMENT, BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

3.

BR IJ RAJESWAR SHRAMA, SECTION OFFICER,

OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, M.P.

BHOPAL

(FORMER

MANAGER

M.P.

CHAIRMENSHIP

VIKAS

NIGAM)

BHOPAL

(MADHYA PRADESH)

4.

KU. CHHAMA TIWARI, ASSISTANT GRADE-I,

OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS M.P.

BHOPAL AND FORMER ASSISTANT GRADE-I,

EMPLOYEE OF M.P. LAW AND LEGISLATIVE

DEPARTMENT, BHOPAL A-4. (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENTS

(BY

SHRI

SUBODH

KATHAR

-

GOVT.

ADVOCATE

FOR

RESPONDENT/STATE AND SHRI HEMANT SHRIVASTAVA - ADVOCATE

FOR RESPONDENT NO.3)

This petition coming on for hearing this day, the court passed the following:

ORDER

Counsel appearing for respondent No.3 submitted that petitioner No.1 has expired 10 years ago. Counsel for petitioners does not have any instruction. In these circumstances, petition be dismissed. Counsel appearing for petitioners prays for time to argue the case. It appears that counsel appearing for petitioners has lost touch with the parties due to long passage of time. SPC was also issued earlier, but same was also not served. In these circumstances, petition is dismissed. Counsel for petitioners will be at liberty to file application for restoration

PATEL

(VISHAL DHAGAT) JUDGE if any of the parties approach the counsel for litigating the matter before Court. sp/-

PATEL

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