Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:474 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12934 of 2024 Petitioner :- Prashant Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Education U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shivam Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kumar Ayush Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Shri Kumar Ayush, learned counsel for the respondent no.2. Admittedly against the order of termination dated 05.12.2024, a copy of which is annexure 9 to the writ petition, the petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing of appeal before the Secretary, U.P. Basic Education Board as per Rule 5 of the U.P. Basic Education Staff Rules, 1973 which fact has also been admitted by Shri Kumar Auysh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the competent authority within a period of two weeks from today. In case the said appeal is filed within two weeks then the appellate authority shall proceed to decide the aforesaid appeal in accordance with law and the relevant rules within a period of two months from the date of filing of appeal. Order Date :- 3.1.2025 J. K. Dinkar Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench