Dinesh Prasad v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 4651 of 2017, order dated 04.07.2025 by Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (neutral citation 2025:CGHC:30618, NAFR): service writ petition by Dinesh Prasad seeking consideration for promotion to Assistant Sub Inspector (Arms) and Sub Inspector (Arms) from the date his juniors were promoted; petition finally disposed of with liberty to submit representation; respondent/competent authority directed to decide on its own merit, strictly in accordance with law, by reasoned and speaking order within three months; no opinion expressed on merits; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner given liberty to make a representation before the respondent/competent authority; that authority directed to consider and decide his promotion claim (Assistant Sub Inspector (Arms) and Sub Inspector (Arms)) from the date his juniors were promoted, on its own merit strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order within three months of receipt of the representation.