SURENDRA KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
/13918/2025 · 2025-12-02
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13918 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. Sudhir Kumar Singh, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties.
2. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed challenging charge-sheet dated 21.07.2025 whereby disciplinary proceedings were initiated against petitioner in terms of Rule 14(i) of the U.P. Police Officers of Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules
1991.
3. It has been submitted that petitioner is seeking benefits of judgment rendered by this Court in the case of Sanjay Rai versus State of U.P. & Ors.; Writ Petition No.936 (S/S) of 2015.
4. Learned State counsel however submits that petitioner's wife Smt. Preeti Gautam had filed Writ A No.14352 of 2025 which was disposed of vide order dated 22.09.2025 directing the authority concerned to conclude disciplinary proceedings initiated against petitioner (respondent no.3 in the said writ petition) within a period of three months. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Om Prakash Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Surendra Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
5. Upon consideration of submissions advanced by learned counsel for parties, in the considered opinion of this Court, once direction has been issued by this Court on 22.09.2025 in the aforesaid writ petition, even if it is the case of petitioner that the said order was passed ex parte, he can very-well prefer an application for recall of the aforesaid order since in no circumstances should contradictory orders be passed by Coordinate Benches of this Court.
6. Granting aforesaid liberty to petitioner, the petition stands disposed of.
December 2, 2025 Subodh/- WRIA No. 13918 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench