1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5957 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1269 of 2026 Gautam Prasad Patel S/o Punau Ram Patel Aged About 43 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted As Constable R-172, Chhattisgarh Police, Police Station Hardibazar, District Kroba C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - Director General Of Police, Police Headquarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Inspector General Of Police, Bilaspur Range, District Bilaspur C.G. 4 - Superintendent Of Police, Korba, District Korba C.G. 5 - Reserved Inspector, Korba, District Korba C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Vikas Kumar Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.04 17:55:29 +0530 2 / 3 S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 03/02/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct respondent authorities to publish the new SOP for promotion of Constables and Head Constables. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders for promotion of the petitioner to the post of Head Constable. 10.3 Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner who is holding post of Constable, became eligible for promotion to the post of Head Constable and was in zone of consideration. Petitioner along with other 19 Constables were sent for training to be promoted to the post of Head Constable, which petitioner has successfully passed. However, at the time of issuing order of promotion, petitioner not named and only 18 Constables have been promoted to the post of Head Constable. Aggrieved with which petitioner had submitted representation before respondent No.2 which is pending consideration and therefore a direction be issued to respondent No.2 to take decision on pending representation at the earliest. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner he is having no objection. He however submits that in view of nature of ground raised by petitioner, appropriate authority would be respondents No. 3 & 4. 3 / 3 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to submit fresh representation before respondents No. 2 to 4 and direction be issued to concerned authority to take decision on representation to be submitted by petitioner within specified time frame. 5. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit a comprehensive representation before respondent No. 2 to 4 raising all grounds as raised in this writ petition and if such representation is submitted by petitioner, concerned respondents authority shall take decision on the same, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of representation. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen