Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:54071 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4549 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajeet Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pawankumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has challenged the order dated 17.02.2025, whereby, a minor punishment in the nature of adverse entry of censure has been awarded in disciplinary proceedings and further a recovery of Rs. 2,70,000/- has been awarded. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy of appeal before the competent appellate authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute the aforesaid provision under the Rules. In such above view of the matter, I decline to grant indulgence in the matter at this stage. However, it is provided that in the event petitioner prefers statutory appeal within a period of four weeks from today before the competent appellate authority the authority shall entertain the same and decide within a further period of two months by means of a reasoned and speaking order following the procedure prescribed for the same. For a period of three months or until the disposal of the statutory appeal, whichever is earlier, no recovery shall be made pursuant to the order impugned. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 11.4.2025 IrfanUddin Digitally signed by :- IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad