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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:42913 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3354 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sunita Singh Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Awadh Narain Rai,Om Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Akhilesh Kumar Sharma,C.S.C.,Prabhakar Awasthi Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. The petitioner before this Court has challenged the suspension
order dated 15.01.2025. Sri Awadh Narain Rai, learned counsel for petitioner submits that respondent No.6 was also suspended arising out of similar allegations and a challenge to it was made in connected writ petition bearing No. 1390 of 2025, wherein an interim order was passed and by order of date it has been made absolute with a direction to conclude the inquiry, expeditiously. He prays that similar benefit be granted to her also. Sri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel for respondent No.6 and learned Standing Counsel for State submit allegations against petitioner are serious in nature and they refer a Three Member Preliminary Inquiry report dated 02.03.2023, showing that petitioner is repeatedly causing disturbance in day to day work of school and resultantly the atmosphere of school has become toxic. It is also pointed that petitioner's husband is also disturbing the atmosphere of school.
Learned counsel for petitioner has denied the above allegations and submits that she will co-operate during inquiry. In the aforesaid circumstances, the Court is of view that since this Court has granted relief to respondent No. 6, therefore, at this stage, the petitioner is also entitled for same relief, however, taking note of nature of allegations,the petitioner is put on caution and it is directed that she may not indulge in any activity which may disturb the day to day functioning of school and will concentrate on her job.
It is also directed that husband of petitioner will not enter inside premises of school or in case, they try to disturb the regular functioning of school, the Principal of school can report to District Basic Education Officer -Chandauli to take any legal action including criminal action, if circumstances so warrant. Since now the charge-sheet has been submitted to petitioner, therefore, she will submit a reply within two weeks and thereafter the inquiry may be concluded within period of six weeks till then the impugned order shall be kept in abeyance, subject to outcome of inquiry. In case, petitioner indulges in any activity that may be a ground to pass a fresh order of suspension. Accordingly, writ petition is
disposed of with aforesaid observation.
Order Date :- 24.3.2025 P. Pandey Digitally signed by :- PUSHPENDRA PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad