HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13445 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned state counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 23rd August 2025 whereby petitioner has been placed under suspension from service in contemplation of departmental inquiry. 3. Primary allegation levelled against petitioner is that an application for registration was submitted by Messrs. Patel Enterprises on 21st January 2024 but due to a report not being submitted by petitioner as the State Tax Officer, the application was deemed approved in terms of statutory provisions whereafter in verification, it was evidenced that the application itself was fraudulent since no such firm existed. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that at the time of application of the firm concerned, the petitioner was on election duty due to which he could not submit the report which was subsequently submitted in August 2025,whereby recommendation for cancellation was submitted by petitioner. 5. At the very outset on the basis of instructions however learned counsel for petitioner submits that since a charge sheet has already been served upon petitioner, the inquiry process may be directed to be expedited. 6. In view of aforesaid submissions, since charge sheet has admittedly been served upon petitioner, liberty is granted to him to submit a reply within a period of two weeks from today. The inquiry proceedings shall be concluded expeditiously within a period of three months from the last date petitioner is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Haushila Prasad, Jai Prakash Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Hari Shanker .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of State Tax Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) required to submit a reply to the charge sheet. The aforesaid time frame shall be subject to cooperation by petitioner in the inquiry proceedings. 7. With aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. November 19, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 13445 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench