Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4696 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 937 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rampal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Gram Vikas Vibhag Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Chandra Dwivedi,Girish Chandra Misra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Uday Pratap Singh, Advocate holding brief of Sri Girash Chandra Misra, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was working on the post of Senior Assistant was subjected to disciplinary proceedings and by means of order dated 24.12.2024 has been inflicted with punishment of demotion to the post of Pradhan Sahayak. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that the petitioner has equally efficacious remedy of filing an appeal against the impugned punishment order 24.12.2024 before the appellant authority. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not dispute the said fact and submits that he should be given liberty to file an appeal before the appellate authority. 5. In light of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal. 6. Further is provided that in case the appeal is filed, the appellate authority shall pass necessary orders expeditiously, not later than three months form the date the appeal is preferred before him. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 24.1.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench