Reserved HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT – A No. - 1782 of 2023 Krishna Kant …..Petitioners(s) Versus State of U.P. and 3 Others …..Respondents(s) Counsel for Petitioners(s) : Prem Prakash Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Jay Ram Pandey Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard Mr. Prem Prakash Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Anoop Trivedi, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Ashish Kumar Nagvanshi, learned counsel for the Secretary, U.P. Basic Education Board Prayagraj, Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and Mr. Hare Ram, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. 2. The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer to quash the impugned Open Inquiry No.165/2022, which is being conducted by the respondent no.3 on the same set of allegation as has been alleged in the Disciplinary Proceedings as well as in Case Crime No.96 of 2022, under Section 420 IPC, Police Station-Lalganj, District-Mirzapur as well as further prayer to direct the respondent no.3 not to proceed with the aforesaid inquiry till the disposal of Writ-A No.1254 of 2022 (Krishna Kant vs. State of U.P. and Others) and Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No.17783 of 2022. 2 Writ-A No.1782 of 2023 3. A detailed inquiry was conducted pursuant to the order dated 06.03.2024, passed in Writ-A No. 1254 of 2022. In the said inquiry, it was found that the appointment obtained by the petitioner was fraudulent. Consequently, a final order has also been passed, cancelling the appointment of the petitioner. 4. In view of the findings and reasoning recorded in the case of Krishna Kant vs. State of U.P. and Others1, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) October 17, 2025 Jitendra/- 1 Writ-A No. 10029 of 2025, decided on 17.10.2025 Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad