Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8615 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shailesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kamendra Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel or the parties. In compliance of earlier order of this Court, learned Standing Counsel has obtained instructions in the matter and placed the same before this Court, which are taken on record, copy whereof is also supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is admitted by learned Standing Counsel that charge-sheet issued to the petitioner has not been approved by the competent authority as contemplated under the relevant service rules. In view of above, therefore, writ petition deserved to be allowed. Petition is accordingly allowed. The charge-sheet dated 7.5.2025 issued by the Circle Officer/Presiding Officer, Siddharthnagar brought as annexure 5 to the petition and consequential proceeding are hereby set aside with liberty to the disciplinary authority to issue chargsheet afresh after its due approval. This petition is accordingly allowed. Order Date :- 21.7.2025 Sanjeev Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad