^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WntPetitionNo. 389 of2003 PETITIONER .^SPQNDMIS Bahoranlal Pandey, S/o Shri Lakhan Lal Pandey, Aged about 59 years, occupation-Govt, Servant, Gram Sevak, Redesignated as Sahayak Vikas Vistar Adhikari, Janpad Panchayat-Takhatpur, Tehsil Takliatpur, Distt. Bilaspur (CG). VERSUS 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretaiy, Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Commissioner, Department of Panchayat and Social Welfare, Raipur (CG). 3. Zila Panchayat Bilaspur, Through its ChiefExecutive Officer, Zila Panchayat Bilaspur. 4. Janpad Panchayat Takhatpur, Through its Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Takhatpur, Distt. Bilaspur. (WRIT PETTTION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTIRmON OF INDIA) (SB: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J.) Present : Shri Ashish Shrivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Y.S. Thakur, Deputy Advocate General with Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel L&wyer for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on this 23rd day ofJiaiy, 2008) 1. With the consent ofthe parties, the matter is taken up for hearing finally. 2. Learned counsel appearing fbr the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not want to press this petition on merit at this stage.However, the petitioner prays that fhe representation dated 05.09.2002 (Annexure P/6) pending before the concemed authorities may be directed to be considered and decided, in accordance with law, withm the prescribed time. ^ 3. Shri Y.S. Thakur, learned counsel appearing for the State, submits that there is no reason asto why the pending representation should not be decided by the concerned authority, expedttiously. 4. In view ofthe foregoing, the petition is disposed ofwith a direction to the concemed authority to consider and decide the representation as stated above, in accordance with law, on its own merit, as eariy aspossible, preferably within a period of six weeks trom the date of receipt ofa copy ofthis order. 5. Consequently, M(W)P No. 320/03, application for grant ofinterim relie^ stands disposed of. Sahu Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge