Lalan Prasad Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4715 of 2021

1. Lalan Prasad Gupta S/o Tirathram Aged About 50 Years Head Constable 928, Presently Posted As Ajak Thana Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

2. Rakesh Yadav S/o Ramyash Yadav Aged About 40 Years Head Constable 198, Presently Posted As Police Station Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

3. Raghuvansh Singh S/o Shri H.N. Singh Aged About 36 Years Head Constable 65, Presently Posted As Police Chowki Karanji, Police Station Vishrampur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

4. Manoj Dwivedi S/o Late Kamlesh Chand Dwivedi Aged About 38 Years Head Constable 35, Presently Posted As Police Chowki Karanji, Police Station Vishrampur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

5. Varun Tiwari S/o Shri B.N. Tiwari Aged About 40 Years Head Constable 66, Presently Posted As Police Chowki Basdai, Police Station Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

6. Abhishek Pandey S/o Shri S.N. Pandey Aged About 38 Years Head Constable 59, Presently Posted As Police Station Jhilmili, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

7. Vivek Kumar Pandey S/o Shri S.N. Pandey Aged About 36 Years Head Constable 57, Presently Posted As Police Station Jainagar, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

8. Nandlal Singh S/o Shri Sonsai Aged About 43 Years Head Constable 166, Presently Posted As Police Station Premnagar, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

9. Kshetrapal Singh S/o Shri Ramsingh Aged About 39 Years Head Constable 47, Presently Posted As Police Chowki Umeshwarpur , Police Station Premnagar, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Home Department , Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur , District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Director General Of Police Head Quarter , Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur , District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range, Ambikapur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents

For Petitioner :

Mr. T. K. Jha, Advocate For State :

Mr. Amrito Das, Addl. AG For Respondent/s :

Mr. A. N. pandey, Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 07.09.2021

1. The limited relief that the petitioner prays at this juncture is for an appropriate direction to the respondent authorities for considering the representation which the petitioners have made in respect of promotion from the post of Head Constable to the post of ASI carried out between 2017 to 2020.

2. Counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners herein were found meritorious and their names were reflected in the select list for promotion. However, the petitioners have been left out and the other candidates whose name appeared below the petitioners in the select list have been promoted.

3. State counsel, however, does not have any objection in deciding the representation on its own merits in accordance with the rules and regulations and the guidelines governing the field of promotion.

4. The writ petition therefore to that limited extent stands disposed of directing the respondents 2 & 3 to consider and decide the representation of petitioners strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the filed, by a speaking order, at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit