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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:100771-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 17042 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Sakal Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Praveen Kumar Singh,Rahul Kumar Tyagi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.
1. The following prayer has been made in the writ petition:
"i. Issue an appropriate writ order or direction quashing the impugned administrative Order dated 07.03.2025 passed by Lokayukt Uttar Pradesh in the form of letter No. 1985-2024/05/1447 and impugned administrative Order dated 20.03.2025 passed by the District Magistrate, District Jaunpur on letter No. 1185/जज0 ए 0/2024-25, by which the District Magistrate, District Jaunpur."
2. By order dated 20.03.2025, the District Magistrate has constituted a three members Committee to examine the allegations made by the complainant, Aman Kumar Singh before Lok Ayukt and for submission of the said report before Lok Ayukt in compliance of the order of Lok Ayukt dated 07.03.2025.
3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the past also, complaints were made with similar allegations against the petitioner, who is Gram Pradhan of a village and all the complaints were decided in his favour.
4. The impugned order of the District Magistrate is only for constitution of a Committee in pursuance of direction issued by Lok Ayukt on a complaint filed by a private person.
5. The proceedings before the Lok Ayukt are not under challenge
before this Court except the order by which the District Magistrate was directed to constitute the Committee.
6. As the complaint is still pending before the Lok Ayukt and for deciding the said complaint Inquiry Committee has been directed to be constituted to examine the allegations, we find no good ground to interfere with the said order.
7. In case, any notice is issued to the petitioner by the Lok Ayukt, it would be open to the petitioner to contest the proceedings. At this stage, no ground is made out to interfere in exercise of writ jurisdiction.
8. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 1.7.2025 gp Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad