1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4528 of 2025 1 - Dr. D. K. Bisen S/o. Khilanand Bisen Aged About 62 Years Working As Medical Officer, Community Health Centre, Keshkal, District - Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Under Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Directorate Of Health And Family Welfare, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Medical And Health Officer District - Kondgaon (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocate. For State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 18.06. 202 5 1. The limited prayer made by the petitioner in this petition is for a direction to the respondent No.1 to decide his pending representation dated 24.03.2025 (Annexure P/7) in accordance with law within a reasonable time period. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Medical Officer on 07.12.1990 and till date he is working as Medical Officer and no promotional benefits have been given to him. Even benefit of third time bound pay scale has not been extended to him. 2 He further submits that vide order dated 18.05.2022 his juniors have been promoted to the post of Surgical Specialist, but he has not been given promotion for which he has made representation to the respondent No.1 on 24.03.2025 but till date the same has not been decided by the authorities. 3. The counsel for the respondent/State though objected the petition on merits, however she would submit that she has no objection if a direction is given to respondent No.1 to decide the pending representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within stipulated time frame. 4. Considering the submissions made by the counsel for the parties and also considering the limited prayer made by the petitioner, the respondent No.1 is directed to take a decision on the pending representation of the petitioner dated 24.03.2025 (Annexure P/7) within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in an objective manner in accordance with law and to communicate decision thereof to the petitioner immediately. The petitioner is directed to submit a copy of this order within a period of one week from today to the respondent No.1. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder