Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21999 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3934 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gokul Prasad Jaiswal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Social Welfare Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Durgesh Kumar Verma,Hari Prasad Gupta,Hariank Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the order of suspension dated 01.04.2025 (contain as annexure no. 1 to the writ petition). (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned charge sheet dated 04.03.2025 served vide letter dated 31.03.2025 (contain as annexure no.2 to the writ petition). (iii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the opposite parties to permit the petitioner to work on his post i.e. Head Assistant in the office of the District Social Welfare Officer Sultanpur and pay his salary and other service benefits." 3. Learned Standing Counsel on the basis of written instructions has submitted that the petitioner has been placed under suspension and charge-sheet dated 01.04.2025 has also been issued which contains serious charges of financial embezzlement as well as other charges. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the charge-sheet has already been issued against him, it will be apt to direct the disciplinary authority to conclude the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously. 5. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 i.e. Director, Social Welfare, Kalyan Bhawan, Lucknow to conclude the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously within a period of five months from the date of production of certified copy of the order provided the petitioner does not seek any adjournment during course of disciplinary proceedings and cooperate in the inquiry. 6. In case the inquiry is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the liberty is granted to the petitioner to approach this Court again. Order Date :- 18.4.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench