In this writ petition, the High Court of Chhattisgarh directed the District Education Officer to decide the petitioner's pending appeal against a punishment order within 90 days from the date of the order.
Respondent No.3 directed to decide the pending appeal within 90 days; liberty granted to file an additional appeal within two weeks.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
Writ Petition (S) No. 1005 of 2021
Kantiranjan Rathore Son Of Late Tuladhar Prasad Rathore, Aged About 45 Years, Posted As Upper Division Teacher, At Govt Middle School Panari, Block Sakti, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh
---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, P.S. Rakhi, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. The Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3. District Education Officer, Education District Sakti, Distt. Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh
4. Commissioner, Division Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
5. Collector, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
---- Respondents
For Petitioner For State
: Mr. Jeet Patel, Advocate : Mr. Sudeep Verma, Dy. Govt. Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy
Order On Board
09.03.2021
1. The limited prayer which the petitioner has made in this petition is that against the order of punishment dated 15.03.2017 the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the respondent No.3 which is pending consideration and therefore prays for an appropriate direction to be issued to the respondents for the appeal to be decided at the earliest.
2. The prayer is not opposed.
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3. Accordingly, the respondent No.3 is directed to ensure that the appeal of the petitioner, if not decided till now, be decided at the earliest within a period of 90 days from today.
4. The petitioner would also be at liberty to file additional appeal, if he so thinks proper, before the appellate authority within a period of two weeks and the contents of the said additional appeal may also be considered by the authorities concerned while deciding the same on merits.
5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/P. Sam Koshy Judge
Khatai
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct the District Education Officer to decide the petitioner's pending appeal against the punishment order within a specified time.
Kantiranjan Rathore
State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department
The Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction
District Education Officer, Education District Sakti
Commissioner, Division Bilaspur
Collector, District Janjgir-Champa
P. Sam Koshy
As recorded by the court registry
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