Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:101498 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5049 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mahendra Pratap Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhai Kumar Singh,Awadhesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instructions dated 23.05.2025 placed before this Court is taken on record. 2. The present petition has been filed praying for the following reliefs :- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 2 and 3 to conclude the inquiry pending against the petitioner within specified period as fixed by this Hon'ble court in the interest of justice. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 1 for payment of Pension, G.P.F. Gratuity and other retiral dues with 12% interest within specified period as fixed by this Hon'ble court in the interest of justice. iii. Issue any such other and further suitable petition, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. iv. Award the cost of the writ petition." 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no. 2 submitted that inquiry has already been initiated against the petitioner and the same is pending. It is further submitted that the Inquiry Officer has already been appointed on 09.04.2025. Therefore, it is submitted that whatever prayer made in the writ petition may be taken into consideration after completion of the inquiry. 4. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the respondent no. 2 may be directed to conclude the inquiry against the petitioner expeditiously as he has not been paid pensionary benefits and his gratuity and GPF are also pending and not paid to him in the garb of the pendency of the said inquiry. 5. Heard Sri Awadhesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Deepak Chauhan, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Sri Santosh Kumar Mishra, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State and Sri Avanish Kumar Singh and Sri Baijant Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5 and perused the instructions which has been placed before this Court. 6. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned authority to conclude the inquiry expeditiously preferably within three months from today after affording full opportunity to the petitioner. Order Date :- 1.7.2025 Pratima (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRATIMA AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad