Shivaji Rao Amode v. Secretary, Department of Home
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 4485 of 2022; decided 09/07/2026 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J.; petitioners Shivaji Rao Amode, Homendra Kumar Sahu and Ghanshyam Mahesh (Constables) sought out-of-turn promotion at par with police personnel involved in the naxal attack/operation of 08.05.2020 at Village Pardoni, P.S. Manpur, under Regulation 70 of the Police Regulations; representation dated 14.05.2022 to SP Rajnandgaon undecided; State cited 10% ceiling on out-of-turn promotions and cash prize order dated 26.02.2022; petition disposed of with direction to decide representation within preferably 150 days; no precedent cited; no costs or monetary award.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No. 3 (Superintendent of Police, Rajnandgaon) to decide the petitioners' pending representation dated 14.05.2022 expeditiously, strictly in accordance with law, preferably within 150 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.