Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:91515 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7670 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Chandel Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dhiranjan Singh Patel,Kriti Sngh,Vijay Prakash Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has challenged the punishment order dated 5th December, 2022, whereby petitioner's services has been dispensed with and also challenged subsequent orders dated 30th September, 2022 and 30th December, 2022. In the considered view of the Court, petitioner first avail the remedy of statutory appeal available under the Uttar Pradesh Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and hence I decline to grant indulgence in the matter. However, it is provided that in the event petitioner prefers statutory appeal within a period of four weeks from today before the competent appellate authority, the same shall be considered and disposed of within a further period of two months on merits and not on the ground of delay. It is further provided that appellate authority while deciding the appeal shall follow the procedure prescribed for under the relevant Punishment and Appeal Rules. Order Date :- 28.5.2025 Atmesh Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad