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2025 DAILYLAW 18749 (ALL)

VINAY KUMAR JOHARI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/6267/2022 · 2025-04-10

Ajay Bhanot

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Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6267 of 2022 Petitioner :- Vinay Kumar Johari Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akanksha Mishra,Kshitij Shailendra (Elevated) Counsel for Respondent :- Ashok Kumar Lal,C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Ms. Akanksha Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondent No. 1 and Shri Ashok Kumar Lal, learned counsel for the respondents No. 2 to 4. The petitioner was dismissed from service 24.09.2013. The petitioner assailed the order of dismissal by instituting Writ A No. 62236 of 2013 (Vinay Kumar Johari Vs. State of U.P. and 3 others). The writ petition of the petitioner was allowed by the order dated 30.05.2018 with the following directions:- "15. In the result, this writ petition is allowed. Impugned order of punishment dated 24.9.2013 is hereby set aside. Petitioner shall be entitled to all consequential benefits. 16. However, we make it clear that this judgment shall not preclude respondents from passing fresh order in accordance with law. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. " Disciplinary action could not be taken against the petitioner on account of his retirement and lack of provisions to continue disciplinary proceedings pursuant to post retirement. The petitioner took out contempt proceedings on account of non compliance of the payment of consequential benefits as directed by this Court. The learned Single Judge while deciding the Contempt Application (Civil) No. 6748 of 2018 (Vijay Kumar Johari Vs. Devesh Singh and 3 others) by the order dated 11.03.2022 has held "In view of the said fact, the order of Writ Court has already been complied with and the contempt application has rendered infructuous." Admittedly liberty was granted to the petitioner in the order dated 11.03.2022 to challenge the order dated 16.01.2021 before the appropriate forum. However, this Court cannot go into the issue of non compliance of the directions of this Court regarding payment of consequential benefits in view of the finding of the learned Single Judge rendered in contempt application. The writ petition is dismissed. Order Date :- 11.4.2025 Jaswant Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad