Rakesh Masih v. State Of Chhattisgarh And ORS

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WP (S) No. 1760 of 2015 Rakesh Masih, S/o Late Shri G. Masih, Aged About 49 years Earlier Posted As Media Education Information Officer (M.E.I.O.) At C.H.M.O. Mungeli District- Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) R/O A-71, Agya Nagar, Bilaspur, Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur DistrictRaipur (Chhattisgarh) 2.

Director, Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3.

Deputy Director, Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 4.

Collector, Mungeli District- Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) 5.

Chief Medical & Health Officer, Mungeli, District- Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) 6.

G.P. Pahare Presently Posted As Non-Medical Supervisor (N.M.S.), Mungeli, District Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Mateen Siddqui, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Ashutosh Pandey, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 07/05/2015 1.

With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.

2.

After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the competent authority and the said authority may be directed to decide the same at the earliest.

3.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection if the petitioner submits a representation for consideration.

4.

Considering the fact that the issue pertains to a purely administrative matter concerning the charge of the Media Education Information Officer, District Mungeli, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event, the petitioner prefers a representation within a period of 15 days from today, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, on its own merits, at the earliest, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of submission.

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It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case.

JUDGE Nirala