Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123874-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 608 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dharmendra Singh Respondent :- State of Uttar Pradesh and 9 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raghuvansh Misra, Devansh Misra, Ajay Sengar Counsel for Respondent :- Jagdish Pathak (S.C.), Uday Pratap Singh for Vijeta Singh, Vijay Singh Sengar, Deepak Gaur Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra, J. 1. This public interest litigation by the complainant has been filed seeking final decision on the enquiry report dated 28.09.2024 forwarded by respondent no.3 - District Magistrate to the State Government regarding the allegations of embezzlement of public money by respondent no.9. 2. Learned counsel has pointed out that during pendency of the present petition, respondent no.9 filed Writ-C No. 20069 of 2025 wherein on 20.06.2025, the respondents were directed to pass appropriate order on the representation made by respondent no.9 qua the enquiry report dated 28.09.2024 based on which, now an order dated 22.07.2025 has been passed whereby a decision to hold a fresh preliminary enquiry has been taken under the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Removal of Pradhans, Up-Pradhans, and Members) Enquiry Rules, 1997, whereafter on 25.07.2025, the Additional District Magistrate (Judicial), Jalaun has been directed to undertake the preliminary enquiry within a period of 15 days. 3. Apparently, plea raised by the petitioner in the present petition seeking an action pursuant to the enquiry report dated 28.09.2024, on account of passing of the order dated 22.07.2025, has come to an end as, apparently, a fresh preliminary enquiry has been ordered qua the allegations made against respondent no.9 essentially by the petitioner and another complaint dated 01.06.2025. 4. Counsel for the petitioner expressed apprehension that on account of the interim order passed in Writ-C No. 20069 of 2025, the respondents may prolong the enqiury against respondent no.9. 5. Qua the said apprehension, the petitioner has to ensure that the facts are brought to the notice of the Court in Writ-C No. 20069 of 2025 which is ordered to be listed on 04.08.2025. 6. In view of the above fact-situation, the petition filed by the petitioner stands disposed of. 7. The respondents are expected to proceed with the matter with required expedition in accordance with law. Order Date :- 28.7.2025 AHA/Jyotsana (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad