Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:121487 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10306 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mahesh Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhakar Awasthi,Sarthak Ahuja Counsel for Respondent :- Anjani Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C.,Shashi Kant Upadhyay Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Shashikant Upadhyay, Advocate for Respondents-2 and 3. 2. Petitioner before this Court is a confirmed employee, who was granted promotion on the post of Jal Kal Supervisor vide order dated 01.01.2023. 3. On basis of record, the Court is of the view that at the back of petitioner some inquiry was conducted and Special Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh communicated District Magistrate, Deoria vide communication dated 30.04.2025 to take action against petitioner in accordance with law that his initial appointment as well as promotion were illegal. 4. The communication between District Magistrate, Deoria and President/ Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Gaura Barhaj, Deoria is not on record. However, only on basis of aforesaid communication, impugned order dated 17.06.2025 was passed whereby petitioner’s services are terminated. For reference contents of impugned order are reproduced hereinafter: "आददेश वविशदेष सवचिवि, नगर वविककास अननुभकाग-6 लखनऊ कदे पत ससखयका-1/949689/2025 वदनकासक-30.04.2025 दकारका शश्री महदेश यकादवि, जलकल सनुपरविकाईजर नगर पकाललकका पररषद गगौरका बरहज ककी वनयनुवक्ति एविस पददोन्नवति कदे सम्बन्ध मम शकासन दकारका वदयदे गयदे वनदरश कदे क्रम मम अपर लजलकालधककारश्री (प्रशकासन), ददेविररयका दकारका जकारश्री पत ससखयका-473 (1)/एल०बश्री०सश्री०- 2025 वदनकासक- 19.05.2025 कदे दकारका अध्यक, नगर पकाललकका पररषद गगौरका बरहज कदो शश्री महदेश यकादवि, जलकल सनुपरविकाईजर ककी सदेविका समकावप्ति ककी ककायरविकाहश्री सनुवनशशचिति करनदे कका वनदरश वदयका गयका हहै। उपरदोक्ति आददेश कदे अननुपकालन मम शश्री महदेश यकादवि , जलकल सनुपरविकाईजर ककी वनयनुवक्ति एविस पददोन्नवति शकासन दकारका अविहैध पकायदे जकानदे कदे ककारण शश्री यकादवि ककी सदेविका समकावप्ति वकयदे जकानदे कका आददेश पकाररति वकयका जकातिका हहै। यह आददेश तित्ककाल प्रभकावि सदे लकागगू हदोगका।" 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that impugned order is absolutely illegal since petitioner’s services cannot be terminated without taking recourse of the provisions of U.P. Municipal Boards Servants (Inquiry, Punishment and Termination of Service) Rules, 1960, however, the same was admittedly not undertaken. 6. Learned counsel appearing for Respondents-2 and 3, on basis of available record, fairly submits that aforesaid order appears to be illegal and he prays that a liberty be granted to concerned respondent to initiate inquiry in terms of provisions of Rules, 1960. 7. I have considered the above submissions. As referred above, impugned order is passed only on basis of communication made by Special Secretary, without undertaking any inquiry whatsoever. Therefore, impugned termination order, being contrary to procedure prescribed in Rules, 1960, is illegal. 8. In view of above, impugned order dated 17.06.2025 passed by President/ Chairman, Nagar Pakila Parishad, Gaura Barhaj, Deoria, is hereby set aside. However, this order will not come in the way if concerned respondent initiates proper disciplinary proceedings against petitioner in terms of Rules, 1960. 9. Since impugned order is absolutely illegal on the face of it, therefore, the writ petition is allowed with a direction that President/ Chairman, Nagar Pakila Parishad, Gaura Barhaj, Deoria will pay a cost of Rs. 25,000/- to petitioner within seven days from today from his own bank account. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 AK Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad