@mm‘é iimw C9” 166!”/,, ® BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION LSLNO. KO \ 7/ I 2011 PETITIONER Philmon Toppo S/o. Shri Simon Toppo, aged about 52 years, presently posted as S.H.O. at P.S. Orgi, Police Ditrict- Surajpur (C.G.) VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh, Through:- Secretary, Department of Home, Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Rajpur (C.G.) Director General of Police, Police Raipur, s RESPONDENTS Headquarters, Chhattisgarh Chairman, Police Establishment Board, Raipur, Chhattisgarh General of Police (Admn.), Police Headquarters, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Inspector General of Police (Naxal Operation), Chhattisgarh Inspector WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.1012 OF 2011 PETlTiONER Philmon Toppo Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present :- Shri Saurabh Dangi, Advocate forthe petitioner. Shri Y.S.Thakur, Dy. Advocate General for the State. ashok ORDER (ORAL) (Passed on this 21$ day of February. 201 1) Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been posted and served in the naxalite—infested areas for more than 10 years. Presently, the petitioner 'is serving as S.H.O. in Police Station- Orgi, Police District- Surajpur and from where vide impugned order dated 1.1.2011, he has been transferred to District- Beejapur. Be that as it may, learned counsel appearing for .the State submits that in view ofthe provisions of Section 22 (2) (b) of the Chhattisgarh Police Act, 2007 (for short “the Act, 2007’), the petitioner may be permitted to make a representation to the Police Establishment Board (for short “the Board”) pointing out the difficulties faced by the petitioner, if posted in Beejapur. ln View of the above, if a representation is made by the petitioner within a period of three days, the same may be considered and decided, in accordance with law and on its own merits, as early as possible preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the representation. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. However, it is made clear that in the event, the petitioner has not been relieved from the present place of posting, he may not be relieved till his representation is considered and decided by the Board; Sd/-' Satish K. Agnihotri Judge RESPONDENTS i 1 @