Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48997 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2945 of 2025 Petitioner :- Danveer Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Chini Udyog Evam Ganna Vikas Lko 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mahendra Pratap Singh,Krishna Kant Yadav,Ranjit Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sudhanshu Chauhan Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Dr. Udai Veer Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent no.1 and Sri Sudhanshu Chauhan, learned counsel for respondents no.2 and 3. 2. With the consent of learned counsels for the parties, the matter is being decided finally. 3. Under challenge are the orders dated 15.02.2017 and 19.09.2023, copies of which are Annexures 2 and 1 respectively to the petition. 4. By means of order dated 15.02.2017 the petitioner had been imposed with a penalty of stoppage of two increments permanently. 5. Vide order dated 19.09.2023 the appeal filed against the same has been rejected. 6. At the very outset, Sri Sudhanshu Chauhan, learned counsel for the respondents, fairly states that prior to issuance of the order impugned dated 15.02.2017 neither any opportunity of hearing had been accorded to the petitioner nor any inquiry had been held. 7. Considering the aforesaid fair submission of Sri Chauhan, learned counsel for respondents, and the order impugned dated 15.02.2017 having penal consequences the same is thus clearly in gross violation of the rules of natural justice. 8. Keeping in the view the aforesaid discussion, the writ petition is allowed. The orders dated 15.02.2017 and 19.09.2023,copies of which are Annexures 2 and 1 respectively to the petition, are quashed. 9. Consequences to follow. Order Date :- 21.8.2025 A. Katiyar Digitally signed by :- AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench