HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14257 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State counsel for opposite parties. 2. The present petition has been filed seeking the following main reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding and directing the Opposite Party No.2 to decide the pending Departmental Appeal dated 14.11.2025, expeditiously, as early as possible, in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding and directing the Opposite Party No.2, not to made any recovery in pursuance of the punishment order dated 30.10.2025, for ₹ 9,12,102/, till the disposal of the Departmental Appeal." 3. Mr. Uttam Kumar, learned State counsel has submitted that appeal has been filed recently on 14.11.2025 and will take some time for a decision. 4. In view of the fact that recovery has also been Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Chandrakant Dixit, Inspector (M) Pno 892031915 .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) directed against petitioner vide order dated 30.10.2025, which is under challenge in appeal, liberty is granted to petitioner to file an application for interim relief in the pending appeal before opposite party no.2 i.e. Joint Police Commissioner, Crime Headquarter, Lucknow. In case any such application is filed by petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously within a period of one week from the date of its presentation. The appeal itself may be decided by opposite party no.2 i.e. Joint Police Commissioner, Crime Headquarter, Lucknow expeditiously within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is placed on record. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. December 10, 2025 Subodh/- WRIA No. 14257 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench