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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15282 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Anurag Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Saurabh, learned Standing Counsel. 2.In the present case, petitioner has claimed that disciplinary proceedings initiated in the year 2022 and criminal proceedings initiated by way of lodging an F.I.R. on 3.6.2024 are based on same set of facts and by referring a judgment passed by Supreme Court in M.Paul Anthony Vs. Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. & Anr (1999) 3 SCC 679 as well as Governments Orders dated 6.9.2000, 19.7.2022 and 26.2.2024 that if disciplinary proceedings are still not concluded, respondents are required to take a decision in the light of conclusions made in paragraph 22 of M.Paul Anthony (supra) as well as Governments Orders referred above.
3. Learned Standing Counsel submitted that appropriate decision will be taken on the basis of above referred judgments and circulars and same will be communicated to the petitioner expeditiously.
4. In the aforesaid circumstances,Court is not entering into the merits of the case, however, considering the above referred status and submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that concerned respondent will take a decision in the light of M.Paul Anthony (supra) as well as Governments Orders referred above within a short and a reasonable period. October 10, 2025 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurag Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Amit Kumar Shukla .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad