1 2025:CGHC:49060 NAFR HIGH COURT POF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3850 of 2023 1 - Om Prakash Khandekar S/o Prajaram Khandekar Aged About 43 Years R/o Paraghat, P.O. Jairamnagar, P.S. And Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Mineral Resources Department, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Geology And Mining, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vaibhav Shukla, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Dy. G. A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 24.09.2025 1. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be disposed of directing the concerned respondent authority to consider and decide the departmental appeal against the order of removal which is pending since 22.05.2023 of the petitioner within any stipulated period as fixed by this Court. ABHIGYA SAXENA Digitally signed by ABHIGYA SAXENA 2 2. The above prayer made by the Counsel for the petitioner is not opposed by Counsel for respondents/State. 3. In view of the above submissions made by the counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, without going on merits of the case, the present writ petition stands disposed of directing the concerned respondent authority to consider and decide the pending pending departmental appeal dated 22.05.2023 preferred by the petitioner before the concerned department within a period of ‘60 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order in accordance with the law and relevant rules/policies/circulars issued by the government. 4. With the aforesaid direction(s), the present writ petition is liable to be and is hereby allowed. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Saxena