Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:21190 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1796 of 2025 Petitioner :- Indra Prakash Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner a class-IV employee (Safai Karmi), by the instant writ petition is assailing the order dated 4.1.2025 passed by the second respondent, Deputy Director, Panchayat, Bareilly Mandal, Bareilly dismissing the appeal of the petitioner under the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 on the ground of latches. 3. Having due regard to the fact of the case, it would be in the interest of justice that his appeal be considered and decided on merit. 4. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 4.1.2025 passed by second respondent is set aside and quashed. 5. The second respondent, Deputy Director, Panchayat, Bareilly Mandal, Bareilly is directed to consider and decide the appeal of the petition a fresh on merit by passing a reasoned and speaking order, preferably, within two months from the date of filing of certified copy of this order along with the copy of the writ petition. 6. With the aforementioned observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 Bhaskar Digitally signed by :- BHASKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad