HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15836 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Veerendra Kumar Shukla, 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 superannuated on the post of lekpal on 31.10.2016, however, prior to his retirement, with respect to certain allegations, he was placed under suspension on 26.10.2016 and thereafter inquiry proceedings stood commenced and which culminated into a punishment of recovery of Rs. 3,50,000/-. 3. Prayer in the present petition is for a direction to release the pension and other retiral dues after deducting the amount of Rs. 3,50,000/- along with interest. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the issue with the writ petitioner seeks to raise needs determination at the first instance by District Magistrate, Etah, second respondent. 5. To such a submission, learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection and he gracefully accepts the same. 6. 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 second respondent, 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arvind Kumar Singh, Veerendra Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vijendra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order. 7. 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. 8. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed off. October 29, 2025 A. Prajapati WRIA No. 15836 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad