Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:51963 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6075 of 2018 Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Ors. Counsel for Petitioner :- Anoop Trivedi (Senior Adv.),Vibhu Rai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ram Prakash Shukla Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Vibhu Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Brijendra Mani, learned Standing Counsel. 2. This writ petition is pending since 2018. 3. Petitioner has essentially challenged the notices dated 14.1.2011, 31.3.2011 and 11.1.2016 issued by the respondent no.3 that petitioner was absent from duty without any prior information since 2.10.2006. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has submitted a reply to each notice and he refers a document annexed along with this writ petition, however, till date, no final order has been passed and effectively he is out of service and prays that reply to the notices be considered and a reasoned order be passed. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that till date no counter affidavit has been filed. 6. Learned Sanding Counsel on basis of limited instructions submitted that if a notice has been issued and reply was submitted by the petitioner, respondent no.3 ought to have passed a reasoned order. 7. In the aforesaid circumstances since the facts are not clear and disputed, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh reply to the notices and submit his reply by way of 'Dasti' in the office of respondent no.3 on 23.4.2025 during working hours and said respondent will consider the reply of the petitioner and will pass a reasoned order within a short period. . Order Date :- 9.4.2025 SB Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad