AMIT KUMAR SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. NAGAR VIKAS ANUBHAG-4 LKO. AND ANOTHER
WRIA/1655/2025 · 2025-02-10
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8424 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1655 of 2025 Petitioner :- Amit Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Nagar Vikas Anubhag-4 Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Manish Misra,Mridula Saxena,Sarvesh Kumar Saxena Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Sri Manish Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.
2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was posed as Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam, Alogarh and was also given additional charge of Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Kasganj, when General Elections were held in 2024 and polling was done on 07.05.2024 when certain infirmities were noticed with regard to functioning of the petitioner. Accordingly, decision was taken to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner by means of order dated 11.07.2024. It has been submitted that despite expiry of more than six months, even charge sheet has not been served upon the petitioner and accordingly, prayer has been made for direction to quash the order dated 11.07.2024.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter up to some length has submitted that grievance of petitioner would be sufficiently redressed in case suitable directions are issued to the respondents to conclude the disciplinary proceedings initiated against petitioner with expedition.
4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in case suitable directions are issued to the respondents to conclude the disciplinary proceedings initiated against petitioner with expedition.
5. Accordingly, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, present writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to serve charge sheet upon the petitioner expeditiously, say within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order before the competent authority. Further the respondents are directed to conclude the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously, say within four months
from the date of service of charge sheet upon the petitioner.
5. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the disciplinary proceedings and shall not seek any unnecessary adjournments. Order Date :- 10.2.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench