W.P. No.21114/2011 (S) Anoop Dubey vs. State of M.P & Ors 15.12.2011 Heard Shri Anoop Nair, learned counsel for the petitioner, on the question of admission. The petitioner has filed this petition being aggrieved by order dated 6.12.2010 by which adverse entry in his service record was communicated to him and the impugned order dated 4.11.2011 by which the representation/appeal filed by him against the aforesaid adverse entries has been rejected by the Inspector General of Police on the ground of delay. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the aforesaid adverse entry, though communicated to the petitioner in time, could not be assailed by him on account of the fact that he had been subjected to frequent transfers on account of which delay occurred in filing the representation/appeal against the impugned adverse entries. It is submitted that in such circumstances the concerned authority be directed to consider and decide the same on merits instead of rejecting it on the ground of delay. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered opinion that interest of justice requires that the matter should be 1 W.P. No.21114/2011 (S) Anoop Dubey vs. State of M.P & Ors considered and decided by the authorities on merits rather than being dismissed on the ground of limitation. In the circumstances, without entering into the merits of the case, the petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of with a direction to the effect that in case the petitioner files a fresh representation before the respondent no.4 within four weeks from today alongwith a copy of the order passed today and a copy of the petition, the concerned authority shall consider and decide the same on merits by passing a reasoned order without being influenced or being effected by the previous order rejecting it on the ground of limitation. With the aforesaid direction, the petition filed by the petitioner stands disposed of. C.C as per rules. ( R. S. JHA ) J U D G E mms/- 2