1 2025:CGHC:20657 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3202 of 2025 1 Rameshwar Prasad Sidar S/o Chamru Lal Aged About 30 Years Occupation - Peon, Presently Posted On Deputation At Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Lormi, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh R/o Village Khaira, Jairamnagar, Tahsil Masturi, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Agriculture Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 Managing Director Chhattisgarh Rajya Krishi Vipdan (Mandi) Board, Beej Bhawan, G.E. Road, Telibandha Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 President Chhattisgarh Rajya Krishi Vipdan (Mandi) Board, Divisional Office Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 Secretary Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Jairamnagar, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.05.07 10:38:33 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Smita Jha, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Shri S.S. Choubey, P.L. For Respondents No. 2 to 4 : Shri Navoday Singh, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 06/05/2025 Heard. 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking quashment of order dated 15.04.2024 (Annexure P-10) whereby punishment of stoppage of 2 annual increment has been imposed and order dated 26.11.2024 (Annexure P-11) whereby the appeal has been rejected. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was working as Peon in the office of Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Jairamnagar. She further submits that on some complaint, she was transferred on deputation to Lormi by order dated 30.05.2023 and subsequently by order dated 15.04.2024 (Annexure P-10) punished with stoppage of 2 annual increment for 2 years. She further submits that thereafter the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Joint Director, C.G. Rajya KrishiVipdan (Mandi) Board which was rejected on the ground of delay by order dated 26.11.2024 (Annexure P-11). 3 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the order is just and proper and needs no interference. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents. 5. Perusal of the pleadings shows that on the basis of some complaint the petitioner was transferred on deputation to Lormi and subsequently vide order dated 15.04.2024 (Annexure P-10) punishment of stoppage of 2 increment has been imposed upon him, which he challenged in the appeal before the appellate authority. Further, on perusal of the rejection order of appeal it is found that the appeal has been rejected on the ground of delay, however looking to the nature of the case, this court is of the view that the appeal preferred by the petitioner before appellate authority should be considered on merits. 6. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 26.11.2024 (Annexure P- 11) is quashed and the Joint Director, C.G. Rajya KrishiVipdan (Mandi) Board is directed to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner afresh on merits, in accordance with law. 7. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed off. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE Jyoti