1 CGHC010298882026 2026:CGHC:43420 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5865 of 2026 Richa Mishra, Additional Superintendent of Police, D/o Shri R.K. Mishra, Aged About 51 Years, R/o House No. 03, Officers Colony, Dharampura, Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home (Police), Mantralaya At Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur 2 - The Director General of Police , Police Headquarters, Sector -19, Atal Nagar Nava Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. 3 - The Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters, Sector -19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. 4 - Pratibha Tiwari, Commandant, 2nd Battalion, C R P F , Sakri, Bilaspur, District -Bilaspur, C.G. 5 - Umesh Kumar Kashyap, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarter, Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. 6 - Abhishek Verma, Commandant, 22nd Battalion, C R P F , Bhirawah Kanker , District - U.B. Kanker C.G. 7 - Monika Thakur, Commandant, 14th Battalion, C R P F , Dhanora Balod , District - Balod C.G. 8 - Dr. Sangita Mahilkar, Commandant, C R P F, P. T. S,. Borgaon, District - Bastar C.G. 9 - Daulat Ram Portey, Commandant, 12th Battalion, C R P F , Ramanujganj, District -Balrampur -Ramanujganj, C.G. ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.10.07 17:58:08 +0530 2 10 - Varsha Mishra, Commandant, 12th Battalion, C R P F , Raigarh, District - Raigarh C.G. 11 - Jai Prakash Badhai, Commandant, 12th Battalion, C R P F , Charanpur, District - Bastar At Jagdalpur C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Himanshu Sinha, Advocate through VC For State/Respondent : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. AG For Respondents No.4, 6, 7, 9 & 10 : Mr. Vivek K. Shrivastava, Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 07/10/2026 1. By way of the instant petition, the petitioner has called in question the order dated 20.07.2026 passed by the Respondent No.1 whereby the petitioner has been posted on the junior rank of Deputy Commandant and the juniors to the petitioner have been posted as Commandants and Superintendents of Police. 2. Learned State Counsel, at the outset, submits that pursuant to the direction issued by this Court, the affidavit of the Director General of Police, Government of Chhattisgarh, has been filed. However, it is submitted that the State is still inclined to consider and decide the issue involved in the present petition within a stipulated period and, accordingly, the petition may be disposed of with a direction to that effect. 3. The aforesaid submission made by learned State Counsel is not opposed by learned counsel for the petitioner. 3 4. In view of the submission made by learned State Counsel, the present petition is disposed of with a liberty to the State authorities to consider and decide the grievance raised by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is further directed that, till the aforesaid exercise is completed, the interim order passed by this Court on 05.08.2026 shall remain operative. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition stands disposed of. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the grievance of the petitioner, in accordance with law, on its own merits. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu