Rajendra Singh Parihar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3591 of 2021

1. Rajendra Singh Parihar S/o Late Shri Motilal Singh Aged About 60 Years Working As Sub Divisional Officer Of Police, Jashpur , District Jashpur , Chhattisgarh.

--- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh The Principal Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

2. The Director General Of Police Police Headquarters, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. The Superintendent Of Police Jashpur District Jashpur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Ashutosh Singh Kachhawaha, Advocate.

For State : Shri Amrito Das, Addl. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 14.07.2021 .

1. The challenge in the present is to the impugned order of punishment Annexure P/1 dated 17.05.2021.

2. The petitioner vide the said impugned order has been inflicted with a punishment of stoppage of two annual increment with cumulative effect. The order of punishment has been passed under the provision of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules 1966. The impugned order is an appealable order under Rule 23 of the said Rule of 1966. It appears that the petitioner has not preferred an appeal to the Appellate Authority and has rushed to this Court by way of a writ petition.

3. Given the said facts that there is an alternative statutory remedy available to the petitioner i.e. by way of a departmental appeal, the writ petition at

-2this juncture is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority. Subject to the petitioner preferring an appeal, it is expected that the Appellate Authority shall take a decision on the appeal at the earliest preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of the appeal by the petitioner.

4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyotijha