HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13405 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri Ajai Krishna Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.K.Shahi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. 2. Petitioner has suffered with a charge-sheet just after four weeks of his retirement and according to learned counsel for the petitioner disciplinary proceedings is still pending, though, the petitioner has already submitted his reply and in the garb of disciplinary proceedings, petitioner's retiral benefits are still not paid. 3. In the aforesaid circumstances, since disciplinary proceedings are not under challenge, therefore, at this stage, Court cannot issue a writ of mandamus to pay entire retiral benefits except legally permissible benefits which can be paid during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that inquiry shall be concluded with co-operation of the petitioner, if already not concluded, within a period of three weeks and thereafter Disciplinary Authority will pass a reasoned order within a period of three weeks thereafter.Meanwhile, petitioner can move an application to pay retiral dues as permissible in law during pendency of disciplinary proceedings. September 10, 2025 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajai Krishna Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Satya Narain Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad