Nankeshwar Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 11065 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:48690; NAFR; decided 23/09/2025 by Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas. Petitioner Nankeshwar Singh, Jail Warden, District Jail Gariyaband, against State of Chhattisgarh (Home Department), DG Jail and Corrective Services, Superintendents of Central Jail Raipur and District Jail Balrampur. Petition disposed of on counsel's prayer with liberty to file representation raising grievances; direction to concerned authority to decide representation within four weeks of receipt (filing window: three weeks), in accordance with law. Keywords: liberty, representation, grievances, dispose of, jail warden, service matter, time-bound direction.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to file a representation before the concerned authorities; direction that if the representation is filed within three weeks of receipt of the order, the concerned authority shall decide it within four weeks of receipt of the representation, in accordance with law.