Narayan Singh Chauhan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4274 of 2020 • Narayan Singh Chauhan S/o Late Shri J.S. Chauhan Aged About 61 Years R/o L/1 Mahamaya Vihar, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Commercial Tax Excise Department , Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar , District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Commissioner Commercial Tax Excise Department , District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Anup Majumdar, Advocate For State :

Ms. Sunita Jain, G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 02.11.2020 Heard.

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since two posts of District Excise Officer are lying vacant because officers namely Shri Satyendra Kumar Jain and Shri Surendra Pratap Singh have retired and one Shri D.K. Rathore has died wherein the petitioner can be accommodated by way of promotion. The limited prayer of the petitioner is that considering the age of the petitioner that he is aged about 61 years and is going to retire in September, 2021, he prays that he may be considered for the promotion. He further submits that the promotion list which was issued would expire in the month of December, 2020. Consequently, the petitioner has made a representation (Annexure P-4) and he prays that the representation may be directed to be decided and accordingly he may be promoted.

2. Perused the representation Annexure P-4, which has been submitted by the petitioner. Considering the same without any observation on the merit, the respondents are directed to decide the representation of the petitioner

objectively according to the existing rules for promotion within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. With the aforesaid, observation, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Jyoti