NARAYAN PRASAD v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. P.W.D. U.P. CIVIL SEC. AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/5195/2025 · 2025-08-19
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48546 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5195 of 2025 Petitioner :- Narayan Prasad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. P.W.D. U.P. Civil Sec. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shivanshu Goswami,Arpit Verma,Prerna Jalan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shishir Jain alongwith Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7170 of 2025 Petitioner :- Satyendra Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arpit Verma,Bhakti Mohan Avasthy,Prerna Jalan,Shivanshu Goswami Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shishir Jain Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.
1. Rejoinder affidavit filed today in both the writ petitions are taken on record.
2. Learned counsel for the parties contend that the issue involved in WRIT - A No. - 5195 of 2025 and WRIT - A No. - 7170 of 2025 are the same. As such, the Court proceeds to hear both the writ petitions together. For convenience, facts of Writ A No. 5195 of 2025 are being taken.
3. The instant writ petition has been filed praying for the following main relief:
“(I) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 16.04.2025, issued by the opposite party no. 3, annexed as Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition. (II) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite parties to grant the benefit of three consecutive ACPs to the petitioner.”
4. Shri Shivanshu Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter at some length prays that as four
disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner in WRIT - A No. - 5195 of 2025 and five disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner in WRIT - A No. - 7170 of 2025 as such he prays that the instant writ petition may be
disposed of with direction to the respondents to conclude the disciplinary proceedings within specified time.
5. Learned counsels for the respondents have no objection to the aforesaid prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to disciplinary authority i.e. respondent no. 3 to conclude the pending proceedings against the petitioner in accordance with law and relevant rules within 3 months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
7. Needless to mention that the petitioner shall cooperate with the inquiry proceedings. In case of non-cooperation, letter shall be issued by the inquiry officer indicating non-cooperation of the petitioner and the number of days on which the petitioner does not cooperate shall be excluded from the aforesaid time period.
Order Date :- 19.8.2025 J. K. Dinkar Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench