1 2025:CGHC:58921 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13588 of 2025 1 - Mahesh Paikra S/o Shri Sampat Lal Paikra, Aged About 35 Years, Ex-Head Constable No. 531, R/o Mandir Para, Behind Axis Bank, Dantewada, P.S. City Kotwali, Tahsil And District - Dantewada Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through its Secretary, Dept. of Home/ Police, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, P.S. And Post - Rakhi, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt. - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Inspector General of Police (IGP), Office of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Lal Bagh, Bastar Range, Jagdalpur, District - Bastar Chhattisgarh 3 - Deputy Inspector General of Police/ Senior Superintendent of Police, Office of Dy. Inspector General of Police/ Sr. Superintendent of Police, Dantewada Range, District - Dantewada Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police (S.P.), Office of Superintendent of Police, South Bastar, Dantewada, District - Dantewada Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Rishabhdev Sahu and Ms. Varha Sharma, Advocates. For State/Respondents : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 04-12-2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that limited grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is that the respondent No.2 may be Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN Date: 2025.12.05 11:25:17 +0530 2 directed to decide the departmental appeal pending before it since 13-06-2025 within a reasonable time-frame. He would further submit that against the order dated 13-02-2025 by which the petitioner was removed from service, he has filed a departmental appeal on 13-06-2025 before the respondent No.2, but till date his appeal has not been decided and therefore, he filed the present writ petition for directing respondent No.2 to decide the appeal within a reasonable time-frame. 2. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State would submit that she has no objection if such a direction is given to decide the appeal within a reasonable time-frame in accordance with law. 3. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2 to decide the departmental appeal of the petitioner (Annexure-P/5) within two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order in accordance with law on its own merits and after providing proper opportunity of hearing to the parties. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil