Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:117779 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9935 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Sudhar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jitendra Yadav,Sanjay Kumar Yadav 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, the petitioner has questioned the order of dismissal from service dated 25.09.2023. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the State raises a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of this petition at this stage on the ground that the petitioner has an alternate efficacious remedy of statutory appeal before the competent authority under the relevant Punishment and Appeal Rules. 4. In view of the above, I decline to grant indulgence in the matter at this stage, however I dispose of this petition with direction that in the event petitioner prefers a statutory appeal within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, the same shall be disposed of on merits and not on ground of delay in filing the same as per the procedure prescribed for under the relevant Rules, within a further period of two months. Order Date :- 21.7.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad