Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45261 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8697 of 2025 Petitioner :- Hanuman Prasad Mishra Alias Hanuman Prasad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Laxmi Kant Ojha,Mohd. Nafeesh Quraishi 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 show cause notice dated 6th May, 2025 whereby petitioner has been directed to submit his reply within a period of 15 days with regard to allegations levelled against him. 3. It is submitted that by means of impugned show cause notice, petitioner has also been restrained from functioning as a Home Guard in view of government order which is not applicable upon him. It is however submitted that petitioner has already submitted a reply but seeks liberty to file a detailed reply to the show cause notice. 4. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 18.08.2023, a copy of which is taken on record 5. In view of submissions advanced, petitioner is granted 15 days time from today to file a detailed reply to the show cause notice dated 6th May, 2025 which shall be considered and decided by opposite party N. 3 i.e. District Commandant Home Guard, Sultanpur/Amethi and appropriate orders passed shall be passed thereupon within a period of two weeks thereafter. 6. Since only a show cause notice has been issued to the petitioner as yet without any final decision being taken thereupon, it is directed that petitioner shall be permitted to continue to discharge his duties till a final decision is taken. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench