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2025 DAILYLAW 169823 (ALL)

CHARAN SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECY. /PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE AND ANOTHER

/12060/2024 · 2025-01-08

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:1457 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12060 of 2024 Petitioner :- Charan Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. /Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Agriculture And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Tushar Mittal,Ritika Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Ms. Ritika Singh, learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. Learned Standing Counsel has filed personal affidavit of Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture seeking dismissal of writ petition as having become infructuous. The personal affidavit as well as application for dismissal are taken on record. 3. It has been submitted that disciplinary proceedings against petitioner stand concluded by order dated 01.01.2025, passed by the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture wherein it has been noticed that on conclusion of inquiry by the Inquiry Officer, charges levelled against petitioner are not found to be proved and the matter was submitted to the State Government. the State Government has subsequently sought comments of the District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur and in the light of aforesaid inquiry the petitioner has been exonerated. 4. Accordingly, in the light of order dated 01.01.2025, cause of action does not subsists. Ms. Ritika Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the aforesaid facts and submits that the petitioner has also filed an application for withdrawal of the writ petition, same is taken on record. 5. Sri Ravinder, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture is present in the Court in pursuance to previous order of this Court dated 19.12.2024. Order on Civil Misc. (Withdrawal) Application No. 2 of 2025 1. Learned counsel for the applicant has pressed the withdrawal application seeking withdrawal of writ petition stating that inquiry against the petitioner has been concluded in favour of petitioner and he has been exonerated and hence cause of action no longer subsists. 2. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection. 3. Accordingly, withdrawal application is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Order Date :- 8.1.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench