Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:6996 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1409 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Vandana Tewari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. State Tax Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed for the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party No. 1 for taking final decision in the pending disciplinary proceedings which was initiated by serving charge sheet on dated 31.07.2021, upon the petitioner i.e. the day of her retirement." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that a charge sheet was issued to the petitioner in July, 2021 which was replied by the petitioner in August, 2021. Thereafter, enquiry was conducted by the enquiry officer who has submitted its report. A show cause notice was issued to the petitioner by the Disciplinary Authority which was replied by the petitioner in the year 2022 since then the proceedings are pending. 4. Learned Standing Counsel states that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending and submitted that a direction may be issued to respondent no. 1 to conclude the aforesaid proceedings. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No. 1 to consider and decide the aforementioned proceedings, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned. Order Date :- 4.2.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench