-1- 2025:CGHC:36676 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3155 of 2020 Dr. Tulsi Ram Verma S/o Late Shri Babulal Verma Aged About 51 Years Verma Clinic, Ganga Nagar Ward Jagdalpur R/o Behind Surya College, Rajendra Nagar Ward, Bahadurguda, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Heath And Family Welfare, Ministry, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Directorate Of Health Services, Health And Family Welfare Department, Indravati Bhavan, Third Floor, Block No. 1, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Collector District Bastar, Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh 4 - The Joint Director Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri R.K. Chaturvedi Chief Medical And Health Officer, Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh 6 - Shri Vinay Kumar Thakur Drug Inspector, Department Of Health And Family Welare, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) -2- (Cause Title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Alok Dewangan, Advocate For State : Mr. Sanjeev Agarwal, panel Lawyer For Respondents No. 5 & 6 : Mr. Vikas A. Shrivastava, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 28.07.2025 1) The petitioner has filed this petition seeking the following relief:- “10.1 This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents authorities to allow the petitioner to open his clinic at Ganganagar Ward, Geedam Road, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, C.G. and serve the mankind being Doctor by profession. 10.2 This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the State Government for conducting judicial enquiry in the matter and for punishment to the culprits, so that it may not be repeated in future. 10.3 This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents to decide the pending representation of the petitioner with in stipulated time frame. 10.4 This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents to provide the cost of the petition and other expenses suffered by the petitioner. 10.5 That, any other Writ, order, directions or relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.” 2) Mr. Dewangan would submit that the petitioner is a BAMS doctor and was running a clinic at Jagdalpur, which was sealed by respondent authorities, i.e., respondent Nos. 5 and 6, on 24.11.2020. Later on, the sealed clinic was opened. -3- He submits that respondents No. 5 and 6 are still harassing the petitioner. The petitioner made a representation before respondent No. 4 on 26.11.2020, which is still pending consideration; thus, he prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the pending representation. 3) On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the respondents opposes the submission made by Mr. Dewangan. 4) Mr. Shrivastava would submit that the clinic of the petitioner was sealed on the basis of certain allegations. Thereafter, a complaint was made against respondent Nos. 5 and 6 on 26.11.2020 before respondent No.4. He further submits that respondent No. 6 has already been transferred somewhere else and the allegations made are false; thus, contends that the petition deserves to be dismissed. 5) Mr. Agrawal, panel lawyer, supports the submissions made by Mr. Shrivastava. 6) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on file. 7) Taking into consideration, the limited prayer made by Mr. Dewangan, at this stage, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 4 to consider and decide the pending representation made by the petitioner expeditiously, strictly in accordance with law. 8) With the aforesaid observation(s) and direction(s), the petition stands disposed of at the admission stage. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on merits of the case. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge NADIM