Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86348 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7214 of 2025 Petitioner :- Satish Kumar Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Lal Chandra Yadav,Suresh Bahadur,Vikas Chandra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Lal Chandra Yadav,, learned counsel for petitioner, Sri A.K.Sharma on behalf of respondent and Sri B.Mani, learned Standing Counsel. 2. Petitioner is admittedly junior to respondent no.5, therefore, in terms of relevant provisions, senior most teacher is required to be given charge of officiating Head Master, therefore, in terms of impugned order, whereby charge was handed over to said respondent could not be interfered with. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also not disputed aforesaid position of fact and law. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that a notice was issued to the petitioner on 24.4.2025 to explain the shortcomings pointed out during the inspection and according to petitioner reply was submitted on 1.5.2025, though it may be beyond seven days, as provided, but it was before when the impugned order was passed on 8.5.2025, therefore, reference in the impugned order that no explanation was submitted was wrong. 5. Learned Standing Counsel submits that no adverse order has been passed against the petitioner and in case concerned respondent proceeds further on basis of inspection, reply submitted by the petitioner will be taken note of. 6. In the aforesaid circumstances, without interfering with impugned order, with aforesaid observation and taking note of submissions of learned counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 SB Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad