HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11553 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties. 2. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed challenging order dated 06.04.2016 whereby punishment of recovery against petitioner as well as stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect and a minor punishment has been imposed upon petitioner. Also under challenge is consequential order dated 30.06.2025. 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for petitioner submits that revision against the impugned punishment order has already been preferred by petitioner on 18.08.2025, which is pending consideration. It is also submitted that a perusal of impugned order will make it evident that the only allegation made against petitioner is that of negligence in making recoveries of amounts due as arrears of land revenue and therefore also no recovery could have been initiated against him. 4. Learned State Counsel has refuted the submissions advanced by learned counsel for petitioner but admits that he has not been provided any instructions as on date. 5. Considering the fact that a revision has already been preferred by petitioner before the State Government against impugned orders in terms of Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1999, which is still pending before opposite party no.1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department U.P., the said authority is directed to take a final decision on merits with regard to the revision, treating it to be an Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jagdambika Prasad Tripathi, Indra Jeet Yadav, Vishwanath Prasad Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Santosh Kumar Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Deptt. Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Appeal, in case so required, expeditiously within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. It is also provided that since petitioner has already approached the revisional authority against the impugned order of punishment, which admittedly has not been implemented till at least 30.06.2025, it is directed that no further recovery shall be made from petitioner in pursuance of impugned order dated 06.04.2016 till final decision on petitioner's pending revision/appeal. 6. With aforesaid direction, the petition stands finally disposed of. October 8, 2025 kvg/- WRIA No. 11553 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench