Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32920 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2193 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sangam Lal Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pranesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Abhishek Srivastava,Brajesh Pratap Singh,C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Pranesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondent No. 1, Shri Abhishek Srivastava, learned counsel assisted by Ms. Kritika Sinha, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 and Shri Brajesh Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3. The suspension order dated 12.09.2024 has been passed by the respondent No.2-Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. Shakti Bhawan 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow in contemplation of the departmental enquiry against the petitioner. The charge-sheet has been served upon the petitioner. The charges discloses various acts of misconduct including financial irregularities which may warrant major penalty in case the same are proved. Faced with this, Shri Pranesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the relief sought in the writ petition. He recasts his relief. He submits that the petitioner shall join enquiry proceedings and establish his innocence. The only prayer made by the petitioner is that the enquiry be completed within a stipulated period of time. Shri Abhishek Srivastava, learned counsel assisted by Ms. Kritika Sinha, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 does not have any serious objection to the aforesaid prayer. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with direction to the respondents to conclude the enquiry proceedings within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to cooperate in the enquiry proceeding. In case the petitioner does not cooperate in the enquiry proceedings, the enquiry officer shall record a finding to this effect and proceed as per law. Order Date :- 6.3.2025 Jaswant Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad