Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35397 Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6690 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalit Mohan Pant @ L.M. Pant Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Chandra Verma,Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Prashant Singh Atal Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. At the very outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner stated that inadvertently the proper necessary opposite party could not be arrayed in the memo of petition and as such he may be permitted to implead the proper opposite party and he may also be permitted to correct the prayer clause. On the request of learned Counsel for the petitioner, which has not been opposed, the prayer which is innocuous, is hereby acceded. Accordingly, the petitioner's Counsel is permitted to implead Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd. Vishwavesharaiyya Bhawan, Vibhuti Khan, Lucknow as opposite party no.4 in the array of opposite parties during the course of the day and also correct the prayer clause by replacing '3' with '4' during the course of the day. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief(s):- "1. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 4 to conclude the pending departmental enquiry against the petitioner forthwith in pursuance of letter dated 19.3.2023 contained in annexure no.1 to this petition. 2. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party -no.4 to open the sealed envelope in relation to the promotion of the petitioner forthwith. 3. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no.4 to held the meeting in relation to the promotion of the petitioner and also promote the petitioner from the post of Sub Engineer to on the post of Assistant Engineer. 4. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 4 directing the opposite parties to grant the all-consequential benefits due to the promotion granted to the petitioner in the result of opening of his sealed cover envelop." In nutshell, the relief nos. 2 to 4, quoted above, are depended on the relief no.1, which relates to conclusion of departmental proceedings pending against the petitioner. On being asked, Sri Prashant Sinth 'Atal', learned Chief Standing Counsel -Ist, says that departmental proceedings would be concluded most expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks. Considering the aforesaid statement, the present petition is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.4 to conclude the departmental proceedings in issue, with expedition say within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. With regard to relief nos. 2 to 4 it is provided that competent authority, after taking note of final order passed in departmental proceedings, shall pass appropriate order(s) with expedition. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 12.6.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench