1 / 3 CGHC010381602026 2026:CGHC:42728 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7233 of 2026 Hargovind Verma S/o Lakhpatiya Lal Varma Aged About 45 Years Presently Working As Assistant Grade -2, Office Of The Assistant Commissioner Excise District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 – The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Excies Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Riapur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Additional Secretary Excise Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhavan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgrh. 3 - Assistant Commissioner Excise District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. B.N. Mishra, Advocate along with Mr. Ganesh Burman, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, GA (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 01/10/2026 ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.10.01 17:40:49 +0530 2 / 3 1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition challenging the order dated 16.09.2026 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from his present place of posting District Rajnandgaon to District Excise Office, District Kondagaon on administrative ground. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is suffering with Peptic Ulcer and his treatment is going on in Sanjivani Hospital, Rajnandgaon. He would next submit that the petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 18.09.2026 before the Commissioner, Excise, raising his grievance against the impugned transfer order dated 16.09.2026. It is submitted that the petitioner is suffering from medical ailments and that the transfer would also affect the education of his children. It is, therefore, prayed that an appropriate direction may be issued for consideration of the said representation. 3. Learned State counsel does not dispute the above submission and submits that if the representation of the petitioner is pending, the same would be considered in accordance with law and policy within a period of 25 days. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Considering the nature of the grievance raised by the petitioner and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner, Excise, Chhattisgarh, to consider and decide the representation dated 18.09.2026 submitted by the petitioner, along with the documents annexed thereto, within a period of 25 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this 3 / 3 order, in accordance with law. The petitioner shall be at liberty to approach the Commissioner, Excise, along with a copy of this order and all relevant documents, for consideration of his representation. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the petition stands disposed of. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu