Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:11376 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11027 of 2024 Petitioner :- Avanindra Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Tourism Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anuj Kudesia,Vikas Kumar Agrawal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Anurag Srivastava Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and Shri Anurag Srivastava, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents No.2 & 3. The facts of the case revolve in a very narrow compass. The services of the petitioner - a contractual employee have been terminated by means of stigmatic order dated 11.11.2024. Such stigmatic order would not stand legal scrutiny keeping in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Swati Priyadarshini vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2139. Shri Anurag Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for the respondents No.2 & 3 states that even prior to the order dated 11.11.2024 having been passed by the respondents, the petitioner had submitted his resignation on 11.11.2024, a copy of which is annexure SCA-1 to the short counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondents No.2 & 3. Shri Srivastava states that the respondents No.2 & 3 would be accepting the resignation of the petitioner w.e.f. the date the same was submitted inasmuch as, the respondents did not act upon the said resignation considering that his services already stood terminated. Considering the aforesaid, the order impugned dated 11.11.2024, a copy of which is annexure 1 to the petition, terminating the contractual services of the petitioner is quashed with a further observation that the resignation of the petitioner dated 11.11.2024 stands accepted w.e.f. the date of submission of the resignation. Order Date :- 21.2.2025 S. Shivhare Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench