Omprakash Tandan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of Assistant Grade-III State Tax employee from Bilaspur Circle-3 to Jashpur circle challenged as outside division and contrary to cadre rules; writ petition disposed without merits on limited prayer; fresh representation to Respondent No. 1 (Secretary, Commercial Tax Department); decision directed within 06 weeks of receipt; no statute or precedent cited; Chhattisgarh High Court, single judge, 28/01/2026.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to submit a fresh representation before Respondent No. 1 (Secretary, Department of Commercial Tax) raising all grounds raised in the writ petition; Respondent No. 1 directed to take decision on such representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 06 weeks from the date of receipt of the representation. The legality of the transfer order itself was not decided.