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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14406 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri R.K. Mishra, learned counsel for petitioner, Sri Brijesh Pratap Singh, Advocate for Respondents-2 and 3 and Sri Kaushlendra Nath Singh, Advocate for Respondent-4.
2. Petitioner is constrained to approach this Court since despite a second inquiry report was submitted on 24.04.2024 in disciplinary proceedings initiated against petitioner, and a reply was made to show cause notice dated 28.06.2024, however, till date disciplinary proceedings are not concluded and as such petitioner is prejudice since his claim for second and third time scale is not considered.
3. Learned counsel for respondents, on basis of limited instructions, submits that in aforesaid circumstances disciplinary proceedings will be concluded within four weeks.
4. I have considered the above submissions and perused the record.
5. It is unfortunate the petitioner has to approach this Court due to default of respondents since they have failed to conclude disciplinary proceeding, which is pending before Disciplinary Authority for last more than one year. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : R.K. Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Brajesh Pratap Singh, C.S.C., Kaushalendra Nath Singh Mukesh Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
6. In view of above, the writ petition is disposed of that in case disciplinary proceeding is not concluded within three weeks from today, it will be deemed that respondents are not willing to conclude the disciplinary proceeding and its legal consequence shall follow. September 23, 2025 AK WRIA No. 14406 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad