Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89837 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7480 of 2025 Petitioner :- Updesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Yadav,Surendra Kumar Chaubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, petitioner has prayed for quashing of the order of punishment and has further prayed for direction to decide the pending departmental appeal. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has confined this petition to the second prayer. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State has no objection in the event direction is issued to decide the pending departmental appeal of the petitioner. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the appellate authority to decide the pending departmental appeal of the petitioner within a period of two months of production of certified copy of this order under the relevant discipline and appeal rules and in consonance of principles of natural justice. Order Date :- 27.5.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad