SURENDRA KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/1634/2025 · 2025-02-10
Alok Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8359 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1634 of 2025 Petitioner :- Surendra Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Singh,Rahul Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Shri Rahul Kumar Singh, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the material available on record.
2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner while working on the post of Tehsildar, Ramnagar, District Barabanki was subjected to a disciplinary proceedings and an order of punishment of stoppage of two increments has been passed on 13.11.2024. A aggrieved by the said punishment order, the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the Principal Secretary (Revenue), Government of U.P., Lucknow and submits that in the meanwhile a Departmental Promotional Committee has been convened for promotion to the post of S.D.M. and the case of the petitioner would not be considered during the pendency of the said proceedings.
3. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case the respondent no. 1 (Principal Secretary (Revenue), Government of U.P., Lucknow) is directed to consider and decide the appeal of petitioner expeditiously.
4. Learned Standing Counsel does not objected to the prayer made by the petitioner.
5. In light of the above, with the consent of the parties, this petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the direction to the respondent no. 1 (Principal Secretary (Revenue), Government of U.P., Lucknow) to consider and decide the appeal of the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously say within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is produced before him.
6. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the proceedings before the appellate authority. . (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 10.2.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench