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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13677 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Ravi Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri P.K. Mishra, learned counsel for respondents.
2. Petitioner has challenged a show cause notice dated 22.07.2025 that why not he may be punished with a punishment of censure for an occurrence occurred in the year 2020 on which a criminal proceedings was also initiated.
3. Learned counsel for petitioner has referred various arguments and grounds taken in writ petition.
4. At this stage, Court is of the view that since impugned order is only a show cause notice and petitioner has ample opportunity to place his case before concerned respondents in accordance with law, therefore, at this stage, interference with the show cause notice would not be appropriate.
5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that petitioner will be at liberty to submit a detailed reply, having averments on law as well as on facts and concerned respondents will consider it in accordance with law and will take a decision expeditiously.
6. At this stage, Sri Ravi Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for petitioner rightly submits that in case petitioner files a detailed representation within 15 days from today, a time may be fixed for Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mahesh Pandey, Sameer Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Nishikant Rai .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
respondents to pass a reasoned decision.
7. Considering aforesaid submissions, it is also observed that in case petitioner files detailed representation within 15 days from today, concerned respondents will pass a reasoned order within 5 weeks thereafter. September 12, 2025 N. Sinha WRIA No. 13677 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- NIRMAL SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad