2025:CGHC:33503-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 288 of 2025 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Mahendra Chaudhary S/o Late Goduram Chaudhary Aged About

60 Years R/o Ward No.-13, Gharghoda, Tahsil - Gharghoda, Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY District - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Date: 2025.07.18

11:28:20 +0530 ... Petitioner versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Home And Jail Department, Mahandi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director General Of Police Chhattisgarh Police Headquarters, Sector-19, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Inspector General Of Police Near Collectorate Road, Bilaspur (C.G.)

4 - Superintendent Of Police Raigarh, District - Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Sub Divisional Officer (Police) Dharmjaigarh, District - Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Station House Officer Police Station - Gharghoda, District -

Raigarh (C.G.)

--- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Dy.A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

16.07.2025

1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:-

“10.1 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 16.04.2025 issued by the respondent Superintendent of police, Raigarh C.G.

10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities particular to the Superintendent of Police to delete the name of petitioner from Gunda list in the interest of justice.

10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct to take suitable action against the officers misusing their official possession in order to harass the petitioner.

10.4 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which the Hon'ble Court deems fit & proper in favour of petitioner.”

2. (a) Facts of the case, in brief, is that the petitioner being aggrieved with the order dated 16.04.2025 issued by the respondent Superintendent of police, Raigarh C.G., whereby given the permission to include/add the name of the petitioner in Part "A" of Gunda Badmash list only with mala fide intention and without assigning any reason or justification. The petitioner is a businessman, political activist and social worker in Raigarh District, the petitioner is permanent resident of ward no. 13 Gharghoda District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh, belongs to the family of Ex-army personal and he is also life time member of Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries. The petitioner has been engaged in number of social works, petitioner is a regular tax payer and being a public personality have engaged in number of social work including construction of toilets in Govt. school, providing ambulance/hearse in hospital etc. for betterment of society. Moreover the work of petitioner has been appreciated by the then Superintendent of Police, Raigarh.

(b) According to the petitioner, his younger brother namely Surendra Chaudhary has contested recent municipal election against the ruling party as independent candidate and won with a huge margin for the post of President Municipal Council, Gharghoda. Furthermore, the business partner of the petitioner namely Amit Tripathy also contested election for the post of Vice President against the ruling party, only because of the same the petitioner is being harassed and targeted soon after the result of election. Few days back, the petitioner came to know through the local news papers and whatsapp massages that the Superintendent of Police vide impugned order dated 16.04.2025 has given permission to include/add the name of the petitioner in Gunda Badmas list, on the basis of recommendation made by the Sub Divisional Officer (Police), Dharamjaigarh. Soon after the petitioner came to know regarding the impugned order issued against him he applied for the information in respect of the recommendation made by the Sub Divisio