Avnish Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5092 of 2020 Avnish Singh S/o Shri Dhwaj Singh, Aged About 36 Years R/o Deendayal Colony, Mangala, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Department Of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Madhya Range, Police Headquarter, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Senani And Vaahini, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Sakri, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Yogeshwar Sharma, Advocate For State :

Mr. Sudeep Verma, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 12/01/2021

1. The limited relief that the petitioner seeks is for appropriate direction to the respondents to decide his appeal as also his mercy appeal that he has preferred before respondent NO.2.

2. The mercy appeal has been preferred against the order of termination dated 21.11.2012 wherein the services of the petitioner has been terminated on account of unauthorized absent for an inordinate long period of more than 406 days.

3. Given the fact that case of the petitioner is that of termination from service therefore it is expected that Director General of Police though not a respondent in the present writ petition is directed to consider and decide

the mercy appeal of the petitioner on its own merits in accordance with law preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit