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2025 DAILYLAW 111481 (ALL)

MAHESH KUMAR MAURYA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/43366/2024 · 2025-01-23

Vikram D Chauhan

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12185 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 43366 of 2024 Petitioner :- Mahesh Kumar Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjana Kushwaha,Shashank Maurya Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer :- "It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue and ad-interim mandamus directing the respondent no.2/District Magistrate, Prayagraj to call for report from respondent no. 4 pursuant to the order dated 19.11.2022 and take necessary action against respondent no. 4 under the relevant rules of U.P. Panchayat Raj (removal of Pradhan, Up Pradhan and members) Inquiry Rules, 1997 read with section 95(1)(g) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 for huge financial irregularities committed by respondent no.4, expeditiously within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court, during the pendency of the present writ petition before this Hon'ble Court. And/or pass such other and further orders which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, otherwise the petitioner shall suffer irreparable loss and injury." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a direction be issued to the respondent no. 2 to decide the complaint filed under Section 95(1)(g) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 within a stipulated period. 4. It is submitted by learned Standing Counsel that the proceedings under Section 95(1)(g) are under way and would be completed in the time bound manner. 5. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the complaint filed under Section 95(1)(g) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 23.1.2025/Aiman Digitally signed by :- AIMAN FAROOQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad