1 / 4 2026:CGHC:2326 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 374 of 2026 Sanjit Thakur S/o Late Shri Ram Ratan Thakur Aged About 51 Years R/o Village, Post And P.S.- Gidam, Tahsil- Gidam, Distt. Dantewada (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Home/police, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, P.S. And Post- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director General Of Police (Dgp) Police Headquarter (Phq), Sector-19, P.S. And Post- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Additional Director General Of Police (Adgp) Stf/naxal Operation, Office Of Adgp, Stf/naxal Operation, Police Head-Quarter (Phq), Sector- 19, P.S. And Post- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Of Police (Sp) Office Superintendent Of Police (Sp), Special Inteligence Branch (Sib), Police Head-Quarter (Phq), Sector-19, P.S. And Post- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 5 - Superintendent Of Police (Sp) O/o Superintendent Of Police (Sp), Stf, Baghera, Distt. Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Advocate appears along 2 / 4 with Ms. Varsha Sharma, Advocate For State : Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 14/01/2026 1. Heard Mr. Abhishek Pandey with Ms. Varsha Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel lawyer for the State/respondents. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs : “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to produce all the relevant records relating to case of the petitioner before this Hon’ble Court for its kind perusal. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to permit the petitioner to prefer representation before the respondent no. 2,3 and 4 and also direct the respondent no. 2, 3 and 4 to decide the representation of the petitioner for grant of out of turn promotion to the petitioner on the post of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) according to Regulations 70 (A) of Police Regulation 1861. 10.3 That this Hon’ble Court may further be pleased to direct respondents to give suitable compensation to the petitioners for the mental trauma and agony, harassment and hardships suffered by them as also cost of the litigation. 3 / 4 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to consider his claim for grant of out of turn promotion to the next higher post of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) on the claim of having rendered exemplary services in terms of provision contained in Rule 56 (3) of the Special Armed Force Rules 1973 and Regulation 70 of the Police Regulations.3. 4. The petitioner’s claim is that the petitioner had participated in an operation carried by the Armed Forces and Police Forces against nexallite. The averment made in the petition are that many other police officers who had participated in the same operation, have been granted aforesaid benefit but the petitioner has not been considered. 5. Learned counsel for the State would point out that the petitioner has filed this petition without preferring any representation. He would submit that if the petitioner prefer representation giving appropriate and relevant details of his claim, the competent authority under the Director General of Police shall examine and take appropriate decision within a reasonable time. 6. The provision contained in aforesaid two rules do make provision for consideration of cases of out of turn promotion in certain contingencies where the police officers claim to have rendered exemplary services in the manner and under the circumstances referred to in the rules. If that is the claim of the petitioner, the respondents are obliged under the law to examine the same whether the petitioners can be also granted those benefits. 7. Considering nature of grievance as raised by petitioner, I am of the opinion that the grievance of petitioner is first considered and decided 4 / 4 at the ends of respondents and their writ petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit comprehensive representation along with all relevant documents raising all grounds as raised in this writ petition and in the event petitioner submit representation before respondent no. 2 and 3 shall decide and take decision on pending representation submitted by petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of receipt of representation. 8. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza