1 CGHC010244762021 2026:CGHC:35567 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5404 of 2021 1 - Umashankar Jangde S/o Shri Dhaniram Jangde Aged About 40 Years Occupation Inspector Special Branch (Intelligence) Police Head Quarter Raipur Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur Address A-11, 4th B. N. New Land Mana Camp Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director General Of Police Police Head Quarters, Police Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Inspector General Of Police (Intelligence) Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Superintendent Of Police (Intelligence) Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Vishnu Deshmukh, Occupation - Inspector, Special Intelligence Bureau Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Radheshyam Yadav, Occupation - Inspector, Special Branch Raipur Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Chhote Singh, Occupation - Inspector, Special Branch Mahasamund District - Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WITH 2 WPS No. 5658 of 2021 1 - Harishankar Pratap Singh Kanwar S/o Shri Krishna Pal Singh Kanwar Aged About 42 Years Occupation - Inspector Special Branch (Intelligence) Rajnandgaon, Address - F-3, R.K. Nagar Rajnandgaon P.S. Lalbag, District - Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Home Affairs, Police Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director General Of Police Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - The Inspector General Of Police (Intelligence) Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 4 - The Superintendent Of Police (Intelligence) Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Vishnu Deshmukh Occupation- Inspector, Special Intelligence Bureau Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Radheshyam Yadav Occupation- Inspector, Special Branch Raipur Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Chhote Singh Occupation- Inspector, Special Branch Mahasamund District- Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WITH WPS No. 5422 of 2021 1 - Gayatri Verma W/o Shri Santosh Kumar Mehuriya Aged About 41 Years Occupation Inspector Special Branch (Intelligence) Korba, Address- F-2, Rajaswa Colony, Beside Lic Colony, Near Kosabadi, P.S. Rampur, Tahsil And District Korba Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 2 - The Director General Of Police Police Head Quarters, Police Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Inspector General Of Police (Intelligence) Police Head Quarters, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Superintendent Of Police (Intelligence) Zonal Office Special Branch (Sb) Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Vishnu Deshmukh Occupation Inspector, Sepcial Instelligence Bureau Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Radheshyam Yadav, Occupation Inspector, Special Branch Raipur Police Head Quarter, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Chhote Singh Occupation Inspector, Special Branch Mahasamund District- Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For State : Ms. Saumya Sharma, P.L. For Respondent No. 7 : Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 12.8.2026 1) In these petitions, petitioners have sought following reliefs :- 10.1 The Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the promotion case of petitioner. 10.2 The Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities, particularly the respondent no. 2 to 4 to consider the name of petitioner for promotion as on due date to the post of Inspector with all service benefits. 10.3 The Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities, particularly the respondent no. 2 to 4 to 4 consider and decide the representations preferred by the petitioner within stipulated period 30 days and in accordance with the departmental rules and regulations. 2) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners were initially appointed to the post of Sub Inspector (Special Branch) under the respondent department vide order dated 8.4.2004 and juniors to the petitioners were granted promotion to the post of Inspector vide order dated 3.2.2012. He further submits that petitioners made representations before the respondent authorities and they were subsequently extended the benefit of promotion vide order dated 14.1.2014. He contends that petitioners are entitled for promotion to the post of Inspector w.e.f. 3.2.2012 i.e. the date when their juniors were promoted. He further contends that petitioners may be permitted to make detailed representation(s) claiming therein seniority and benefits attached to the promotional post w.e.f. 3.2.2012 before the Director General Of Police, State of Chhattisgarh, who in turn may be directed to decide the same at the earliest. 3) On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the respondents would oppose. 4) Heard. 5) Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by the petitioners, these petitions are hereby being disposed reserving liberty in favor of the petitioners to make detailed representation(s) claiming therein seniority and benefits attached to the promotional 5 post w.e.f. 3.2.2012 before Director General of Police, State of Chhattisgarh at the earliest. It is expected that the authority concerned shall consider the representation(s) in objective manner preferably within period of 120 days from the receipt of copy of such representation(s). 6) With the aforesaid direction, these petitions are disposed. 7) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE A j i n k y a Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2026.08.13 14:31:57 +0530