1 2026:CGHC:9398 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2359 of 2020 1 - Anjani Kumar Tiwari S/o Shri Manjhi Ram Tiwari Aged About 53 Years Fireman, R/o Ring Road, Darripara, Near J.J. Hospital, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Home Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2 - Collector Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, 3 - Municipal Corporation Ambikapur, Through Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, 4 - District Commandant Home Guard, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Miss Deeksha Jaiswal, Advocate. For Respondents No.1, 2 & 4 : Shri Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No.3 : Shri Bhupendra Singh, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 23/02/2026 : KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Digitally signed by KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Date: 2026.02.24 17:34:20 +0530 2 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Fireman on 7.1.1992. Thereafter the petitioner was transferred from Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur to the District Commandant Ambikapur, District Surguja on the ground that the post of Fireman was deleted/omitted in the set up of Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur. The petitioner joined the transferred place of posting in the year 2017. However, promotion was not granted to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner may be allowed to make a representation raising his grievances before the competent authority of the respondents and the said authority may be directed to consider and decide the representation preferred by the petitioner within a time frame. 2. On the other hand, learned State Counsel and learned counsel for respondent No.3 do not have any objection to the prayer made by counsel for the petitioner. 3. Prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is just and reasonable. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to make a representation raising his grievances before the competent authority of the respondents i.e. respondents No.1,2 & 4 within a period of 3 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such representation being made, respondents No.1, 2 & 4 shall consider and decide the case of the petitioner within a further period of 6 weeks from the date 3 of receipt of representation, strictly in accordance with law. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Barve