HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 7084/2011 PETITIONER Raghunath Behera, Son of Late Ludumani Behera, aged about 55 years, working as Sub Inspector (m), 6 6‘“ Battalion, Chhattisgarh Sasasthra Bal, Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Home Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Chhattisgarh Sasasthra Bal, Bilaspur, Range, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Senani, 6‘” Battalion, Chhattisgarh Sasasthra Bat, Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITITION OF INDIA Appearance: Mr. C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Pyashi, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORAL ORDER (29.11.2011) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA.J. Heard fmaiiy with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Mr. C. Jayant K Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the departmental appeal of the petitioner bearing No. B/524/09, against the order of punishment awarded to the petitioner, is pending before respondent No.2 since 31.05.09, His prayer is that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 to dispose of the said appeal within the stipulated period granted by this Court. 2 WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 7084/2011 This limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is not opposed by learned counsel for the State. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the said departmentai appeai No. B/524/09 has not been disposed of tiii date, the same shall be disposed of by respondent No.2 as early as possible preferably within a period of 1 month from the date of production of the certified copy of this order before the said respondent. With the above observation/direction, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to cost. l Sd/— Sunil Kumar Sinha l Judge Rahul