J.R. Bhagat v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 4666 of 2026, decided 23/06/2026 by Bibhu Datta Guru, J. Petitioner J.R. Bhagat, CEO, Janpad Panchayat Masturi, challenged transfer to Pithora, District Mahasamund, citing acute abdominal illness and treatment at Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur. Petition disposed of with direction to approach the Transfer Redressal Committee on medical grounds; Committee to decide per transfer policy and law within 30 days. Counsel: Mateen Siddiqui (Sr. Adv.) with Sibasish Mishra for petitioner; Garry Mukhopadhyay, Addl. A.G. for State. Keywords: transfer, medical grounds, Transfer Redressal Committee, transfer policy, Janpad Panchayat, Pithora, Mahasamund.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of; petitioner directed to submit a representation before the Transfer Redressal Committee raising medical grounds within a reasonable time, and the Committee directed to consider and decide it strictly in accordance with the applicable transfer policy and law within 30 days from receipt of a copy of the order.