Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40644 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5639 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Vilas Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Panchayati Raj Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kuldeep Singh Kalhans Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 2nd April, 2025 placing petitioner under suspension in contemplation of departmental enquiry. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that suspension has been resorted to without considering the fact that petitioner was not absconding from duty and was in fact present at all times as has been indicated in the attendance register itself. 4. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 16th July, 2025 a copy of which is taken on record and as per which petitioner has been suspended from service pending departmental inquiry on the charge that he was absconding from duty. It is submitted that charge sheet dated 28th May, 2025 has already been prepared and served upon petitioner. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner however has denied receipt of any charge sheet. It is also submitted that petitioner is neither paid any salary nor any substances allowance. 6. Considering aforesaid submissions a copy of the charge sheet dated 28th May, 2025 has been provided to learned counsel for petitioner. 7. Considering aforesaid facts, petitioner is granted two weeks time to file response to the charge sheet. In case any reply is submitted by petitioner within a period of two weeks, the inquiry proceedings shall be concluded expeditiously within a period of two months from the date of submission of reply by the petitioner. 8. The opposite parties are directed to ensure payment of subsistence allowance to petitioner alongwith arrears within a period of 10 days from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the concerned authority. 9. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 prabhat Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench