HIGH COURT OF CTHHATTISGARH AT BILASPjjR WntPetitJ9iiCS)No.3^?Gf2 S® Devendra Kumar Ramteke S/o Shri J-R. Ramteke aaed about 44 years, occupation- Service, presently as Assistant Director (Agricufture), O/o Dy. Director(Agriculture), Dhamtari and resident of Rambag, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh). 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretan', Department of Agricultiire, Mantralaya- Dau Kalyan D Singh Bhawan, sgarn). (W'RIT PETITION UNDER .4R'HCL£226 OF I'HE CONSTXTUTION OF INDIA) CSB: Hoa' Present : Shri Sudeen Shrivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Y.S. Thakur, DeputyAdvocate General witli Ms. Suuita Jain, Panel Lawyer for the State. QRALDRDER (Passed onthis23rffday-ofJuly, 2008) 1. With the consent ofthe parties, the matter is taken up fbr hearing 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not want to pre.ss this pention on merit at this stage. However, the petitioner prays that the representarion dated 07.07.2008 (Annexure P/2) pending befbre tbe concemed authorities may be directed to be coasidered and decided, in accordance with law, within the prescribed time. 3. Shri Y.S. Thakur, leanied counsel appearing for the State, submits that there is no reason asto why the pending representation should not be deeided by the concemed authority, expeditiously. 4. in view ofthe foregoing;~the petition is disposed ofwith a direction to the concerned authoritv' to consider and decide the representation as stated above, in accordance with law, on its own merit, as early as possible, preferably within a period of ttvo weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Shri Thakur further submits that no coercive steps Aall be taken, till the disposai ofthe representation. iailu Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge