HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11564 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Anshu Singh, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri S.K. Khare, the learned standing counsel. 2. By means of the instant writ petition the petitioner has challenged the validity of an order dated 25.10.2025 passed by the District Magistrate, Hardoi ceasing the administrative and financial powers of the petitioner as pradhan of Village Panchayat Khutehana, Post Saitiyapur, Hardoi (Gramin), Block Sandi, Tehsil Bilgram, District Hardoi under Section 95(1)(g) of the Panchayat Raj Act, 1947. 3. The order mentions that in a preliminary enquiry, the petitioner was found guilty of committing irregularities in certain works. A show cause notice was given to the petitioner but he did not submit any reply to it. 4. In these circumstances, when the preliminary inquiry report found the petitioner, prima facie, guilty and the petitioner did not rebut the allegations against him by submitting a reply to the show cause notice, the District Magistrate has not committed any error or illegality in ceasing the financial and administrative powers of the petitioner. 5. The order institutes a final inquriy against the petitioner and directs conclusion of the same within 30 days but the final inquiry has not been concluded till date. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that a direction be Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Krishna Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Sateeshchandr .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayati Raj Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) issued for conclusion of the final inquiry expeditiously. 7. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid limited prayer of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 8. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of by issuing a direction that the final enquuiry initiated by the District Magistrate, Hardoi shall be concluded within a period of 30 days from today, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, subject to cooperation of the petitioner. December 4, 2025 Pradeep/- WRIC No. 11564 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench