Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:5103 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1007 of 2025 Petitioner :- Munna Lal Sachan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Irrigation Water Resources Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that when the petitioner was working on the post of Executive Engineer in the Irrigation Department, he was subjected to disciplinary proceedings and was given a charge-sheet on 10.03.2016, the petitioner has submitted a reply on 3.09.2019 but till date the inquiry proceedings have not concluded. 3. It has been submitted that in the meanwhile during pendency of the disciplinary proceedings the petitioner has already superannuated on 31.07.2016. It is in the aforesaid circumstances, learned counsel fur petitioner has submitted that a direction may be issued to respondents to expedite and conclude the disciplinary proceedings in a time bound manner. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not object to the aforesaid prayer and informs this Court that Inquiry Officer has already submitted its report on 05.11.2024. 5. In light of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the disciplinary authority to conclude the disciplinary proceedings within a maximum period of two months form the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner. 6. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the said proceedings. 7. With the aforesaid observations / directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 27.1.2025/Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench