Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:88454 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7330 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- B.S. Pandey,Balram Jee Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Bheem Sen Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Subhranshu Shekhar, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned order of suspension dated 26.06.2024. The chargesheet was issued to the petitioner on 08.07.2024. The gravamen of the charges against the petitioner is that he had committed acts of financial embezzlement and other irregularities. The acts of the petitioner according to the charges directly impacted the farmers and the workmen. In case the charges are brought home in the enquiry proceedings as per applicable standards of evidence it may warrant a major penalty. In this wake no cause for interference is made out in the impugned order of suspension. The writ petition is dismissed. However, in the interest of justice the following directions are issued: I. The respondent authorities are directed to conclude the enquiry proceedings within a period of four months. II. The petitioner is directed to cooperate in the said enquiry proceedings. III. The petitioner shall be given subsistence allowance as per law during the pendency of the enquiry proceedings. IV. In case the petitioner does not cooperate in the enquiry proceedings the enquiry officer shall record a finding to this effect and proceed in accordance with law. Order Date :- 23.5.2025 Dhananjai Digitally signed by :- DHANANJAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad