Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:10574 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1296 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sandeep Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Edu. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary,Ayush Chaudhary,Satyendra Nath Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Jaibind Singh Rathour,Shailendra Singh Rajawat Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and Shri Shailendra Singh Rajawat, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.2. There is a consensus at Bar that the matter in issue is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court passed in Writ A No.11761 of 2023 in Re: Manoj Kumar Katiyar vs. State of U.P. and 2 Others decided on 16.08.2023. Considering the aforesaid consensus, the writ petition is allowed. The order dated 19.10.2022, a copy of which is annexure 1 to the petition, is quashed. The matter is remitted to the respondent No.2 i.e. District Basic Education Officer, Sultanpur to pass a fresh order in accordance with law. Let such an order be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is provided that reinstatement of the petitioner and his entitlement for service benefits shall be dependent on the outcome of the fresh order to be passed by the competent authority in pursuance to the aforesaid order. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 S. Shivhare Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench