Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7155 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Manju Kumari Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Gopal,Manu Khare Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. The order dated 17.02.2025 passed by respondent no.2 -District Magistrate, Bareilly is under challenge in the present writ petition. By the aforesaid order administrative and financial powers of the petitioner has been suspended. 2. It is stated in the writ petition that the aforesaid order has been passed on the ground that petitioner was found guilty of modifying the name of job card holders and payment of money to wrongful added job card holders, which amounts to serious dereliction of duty being violation of act, guidelines and government orders. It is argued by Sri Manu Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations as made against the petitioner are totally false, fabricated and politically motivated. It is further argued that no complaint whatsoever has been made by the job card holders in respect of which allegations were made against the petitioner. In fact, there is no reservation of a particular community while granting work under MNREGA. 3. On the other hand it argued by learned Standing Counsel that after the order of suspension has been passed the enquiry is still going on and the petitioner should participate in the enquiry proceedings. 4. In so far as argument of Sri Manu Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner is concerned, it is accepted by learned Standing Counsel that charges levelled against the petitioner are not serious enough on the basis of which order of suspension has been passed. 5. It is further argued by counsel for the petitioner that the enquiry officer appointed by the authority be directed to conclude the enquiry initiated against the petitioner expeditiously. 6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 7. With the consent of counsel for the parties, present writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. 8. In the facts and circumstances of the case, present writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the authority concerned before whom enquiry is pending to complete the same expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from today. 9. Till then the effect and operation of the order dated 17.02.2025 passed by respondent no.2 -District Magistrate, Bareilly shall be kept in abeyance. Order Date :- 24.4.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad