SMT. VANDNA PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
WRIC/8776/2025 · 2025-09-09
Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8776 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.
HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State Respondent and Sri Abhilash Kumar Singh, Advocate, appearing on behalf of the respondent no.4. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:-
"Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 20-06-2025 passed by the Respondent No.4 (Secretary, Lok Ayukta, Lucknow, U.P., in Complaint dated 29-11-2023 filed by Respondent No.5, contained in Annexure No.-1."
3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has stated that private respondents had made a similar complaint to the District Magistrate and an enquiry report was submitted finding no irregularity in the conduct of the petitioner. A copy of the enquiry report dated 27.07.2024 has been filed as annexure-6 to the writ petition. Now, the respondent no.5 has approached the Lok Ayukta, the respondent no.4, without disclosing that the complaint of the respondent no.5 had been enquired into by the District Magistrate and nothing was found against the petitioner. The Lok Ayukta, taking cognizance of the complaint of the respondent no.5, has issued a direction to the Divisional Commissioner to constitute of three- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Awdhesh Kumar Mishra, Anit A Dwivedi, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, Mahraz Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Amarendra Pratap Singh Smt. Vandna Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
member Committee to look into the conduct of the petitioner, who is the Gram Pradhan and to submit its report. 4. The Divisional Commissioner in compliance of the order passed by the Lok Ayukta has issued an order on 04.07.2025 constituting a three- member Committee consisting of Deputy Director Mahila Kalyan, Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya, the Additional Director (Abhiyojan)/ Prosecution, Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya and the Circle Officer, Ayodhya. 5. The petitioner is aggrieved by such order passed by the Lok Ayukta and the Divisional Commissioner as her conduct has already been examined by the District Magistrate, who had found nothing wrong. 6. It appears that the Lok Ayukta Administration, after lodging of complaint by the respondent no.5, had issued notice to the petitioner but the petitioner has not replied to the same. 7.
This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Lok Ayukta, the respondent no.4, and place her case before the respondent no.4 within a period of two weeks from today, along with an application for recall of order dated 20.06.2025. The petitioner along with her application for recall shall file all documentary evidence including the enquiry report of the District Administration allegedly in her favour. September 9, 2025 Rahul WRIC No. 8776 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench