2025:CGHC:31372 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6661 of 2025 Smt. Anju Singh W/o Rakesh Singh Aged About 49 Years R/o H-34, Sun City (N.X.), Kanchan Bag, Lakholi, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Home And Affairs Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General Of Police Police Headquarter Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General Of Police Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Head Office, Headquarter Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Deputy Inspector Of General (Administration) Police Headquarters Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Commandant/ Sport Officer First Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Bhilai, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Manoj Paranjpe, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri SP Kale, Addl AG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 08.07.2025 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition with the following reliefs: “1] That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, Direction/directions, order/orders, and the respondent authorities may kindly be directed to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of out of turn promotion or the respondent authorities may kindly be directed to Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.07.09 11:13:53 +0530 Wps 6661 of 2025 2 decide/take a final decision on the pending representations of the petitioner in light of the recommendation made on 14.12.2022 and 29.12.2022 (Annex.P/2 & P/3) and the same may kindly be directed to be communicated to the petitioner. 2] that, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is presently working on the post of Head Constable in District Force Rajnandgaon. He would submit that petitioner is having excellent career of Sports in power lifting, and secured 36 Gold Medals, one Silver Medal, and two Bronze Medals in various competitions at National, as well as State level sports. There is Sports Policy in the department for out of turn promotion of the employees, who have excellent sports career. Some other employees have also been benefited for their excellent sports career, and under that policy, present petitioner is also entitled for same relief as the other employees have been granted. Vide letter dated 20.01.2025, the Inspector General of Police, Rajnandgaon has forwarded the case of present petitioner to the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh for consideration for out of turn promotion on the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, but till date, it has not been considered by respondent-2. Therefore, respondent-2 may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner for out of turn promotion in accordance with the Sports Policy, as well as the benefit granted to other similarly situated employees, keeping in view the recommendation made on 14.12.2022 and 29.12.2022, Annexures P2 and P3 respectively, and take decision in accordance with law within the stipulated time frame. 3. Learned State counsel would submit that they have no objection if such direction is being given to respondent-2 for taking a decision on the recommendation Wps 6661 of 2025 3 made by the Inspector General of Police to the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh, in accordance with law. 4. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, respondent-2 is directed to take a decision on the recommendation made by the Inspector General of Police on 20.01.2025 in accordance with law, particularly in view of Sports Policy dated 02.05.2002, as well as the recommendations Annexure P2 and P3, with respect to the Sports Career of the petitioner in accordance with law on its own merits within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. Petitioner is directed to produce copy of this order to respondent-2 within two weeks from today. 6. With the aforesaid observation, and direction present petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma