HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13473 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Jamal Ahmad Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondent no.2 to release the amount of gratuity and leave encashment as he has already stood retired on 31.07.2024 and yet in the name of pending disciplinary proceedings the same has remained witheld. 3. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that on the date of his retirement petitioner was served with the chargesheet and thereafter departmental enquiry was conducted which has already concluded and yet no order has been passed upon the same and thus petitioner continues to remain denied of complete disbursement of post retirement dues. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jamal Ahmad Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Shri Sant Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. Sri P.K. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel submits that since the petitioner admittedly faced the disciplinary proceedings and that too when it was initiated while he was in service, it would be in the fitness of things that it is brought to its logical end within a time bound period and thereafter authority may take decision regarding payment of remaining dues qua post retirement dues. 5. In such above view of the matter, I dispose of this petition with direction to the disciplinary authority, namely, respondent no.2 to conclude the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner pursuant to the chargesheet dated 30.07.2025 positively within a period of two months of production of certified copy of this order. 6. Needless to add order to be passed shall be in compliance of the principle of natural justice. 7. It is further provided that once final orders are passed, as directed above, a final decision shall also be taken regarding payment of gratuity and leave encashment amount etc. which has remained withheld till date, within a further period of 15 days. September 10, 2025 Deepika WRIA No. 13473 of 2025 2 (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad