Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 5155 of 2026; decided 09/07/2026 by Justice Bibhu Datta Guru (single judge). Petitioner: Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta, District Malaria Officer, Namnakala, Ambikapur, District Sarguja. Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (Health & Family Welfare Dept.), Director Health Services, Divisional Joint Director Health Services (Ambikapur), Collector Ambikapur, CMO Ambikapur. Disposition: writ petition disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to pursue statutory appeal before the appropriate appellate authority; no merits decided, no issues framed, no statutes or precedents cited. Counsel: Anup Majumdar, Senior Advocate, with Vibhor Govardhan for petitioner; Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Govt. Advocate, for Respondents/State; Adiya Kumar Mishra for caveator Dr. Deepak Gupta (not a party to the petition).
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ petition granted, with liberty to avail the statutory remedy of appeal before the appropriate appellate authority for redressal of his grievance.