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2025 DAILYLAW 171639 (ALL)

ARVIND KUMAR PATHAK v. THE STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

WRIA/15779/2025 · 2025-10-27

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15779 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Sanjai Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rahul Malviya, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for State- respondents. 2. The case of the writ petitioner is that though he was appointed as Technical Assistant attached with Naya Panchayat Mohana Khor on the contractual basis on 19.11.2007. However pursuant to lodging of a criminal case being FIR on 28.02.2024 against the petitioner and one Shri Abdul Rahim being Case Crime No. 86 of 2024, under Sections 7, 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Anti-corruption Act, 1988 and section 120-B IPC. The writ petitioner surrendered and he was enlarged on bail and when the writ petitioner approached the respondent authority for reinstatment, nothing has been done. 3. Prayer in the present petition is for a direction to the respondents to consider his claim. 4. Considering the submissions of the rival parties as well as stand taken by them, the writ petition is being disposed off granting liberty to the writ petitioner to prefer a comprehensive representation along with the self- attested copy of the writ petition before the sixth respondent, Block Development Officer/ Program Officer, District Basti, who shall on the receipt of the same by 07.11.2025, proceed to decide the claim of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order. 5. Needless to point out that the writ petition has been decided without seeking any response from the respondents. Thus, passing of this order may not be construed to an expression that this Court has gone into the merits of the case. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sanjai Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Arvind Kumar Pathak .....Petitioner(s) The State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed off. October 28, 2025 A. Prajapati WRIA No. 15779 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad