Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36766 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6055 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anita Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Panchayati Raj Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brijesh Kumar Yadav,Ajay Pratap Singh Vatsa Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Brijesh Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Present application has been filed for quashing the impugned order dated 10.06.2025/06.06.2025 passed vide letter No.1238/Pan./Taddinankit passed by the District Magistrate, Amethi. 3. Contention of counsel for the petitioner is that by the impugned order, the financial power of the petitioner, who was Gram Pradhan of Village Panchayat Sansarpur, Block- Bazar Shukl, Tahsil- Musafirkhana, District Amethi, has been withdrawn and inquiry has been initiated after appointing inquiry officer. He further submitted that the impugned order is absolutely erroneous as preliminary inquiry was not conducted properly. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State vehemently submitted that once there is inquiry report on record regarding financial embezzlement by the Gram Pradhan, then withdrawal of financial power does not suffer any illegality. 5. In view of above submission, this Court is of the view that charge against the petitioner is financial embezzlement, therefore, there is no illegality in the impugned order. However, the opposite party no.4 (Inquiry Officer) is directed to conclude the inquiry in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of presentation of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the present petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 30.6.2025 A.Kr* Digitally signed by :- AJAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench