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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:69966-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13710 of 2025 Petitioner :- Akhilesh Rai Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Munna Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Gyan Prakash Shrivastava Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has primarily prayed for quashing of the impugned order dated 14.04.2025 passed by the respondent no.3.
3. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the State- respondents submits that for the relief as prayed by the petitioner there is an alternative remedy of filing an appeal before the DIG concerned.
4. Upon hearing counsel appearing on behalf of the parties and perusing the material available on record, we dispose of the writ petition with the liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appeal before the DIG concerned within a period of one week from date. In the event the petitioner files the appeal, the authority concerned is directed to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and decide the matter and pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of four weeks from date the appeal is filed. Order Date :- 2.5.2025/Shahroz (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAHROJ ALAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad