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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:134851 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11400 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nand Kishore Sharma Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anwar Hussain,Pradeep Kumar Singh Chauhan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution petitioner has assailed the order dated 10.09.2024on the ground of prolonged enquiry.
3. It is contended that petitioner was served with the charge sheet on 10.10.2024 to which he has submitted detailed reply on 12.11.2024 and even thereafter the domestic enquiry was held and report was submitted in the month of March, 2025 but thereafter nothing further progressed in the disciplinary proceedings.
4. In the given facts and circumstances, I consider it appropriate at this stage to dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondent No. 2 to conclude the disciplinary proceedings drawn against the petitioner pursuant to the charge sheet dated 10.10.2024 within the next two months' time from the production of certified copy of this order strictly following the procedure prescribed for under the U.P. Government Servant Discipline and Appeal Rules and also in compliance with the principles of natural justice.
5. It is further provided that if the petitioner has not been paid any subsistence allowance till date, the same shall be paid within the next one month time of the production of certified copy of this order. It is further provided that in the event disciplinary proceedings, as directed hereinabove, are not concluded and final order are passed despite due cooperation to be rendered by the petitioner the order of suspension dated 10.09.2024 shall stand revoked resulting in the automatic reinstatement of the petitioner. Order Date :- 8.8.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad