HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14444 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. The instructions passed on to the Court today, are kept on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mrs. Archana Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos.4, 5, 6 and the learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. The present writ petition has been filed inter-alia for the following reliefs:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 06.09.2025 passed by Basic Shiksha Adhikari, District Sonbhadra (Respondent no.4) whereby the petitioner has been suspended with immediate effect from the post of Headmistress In-charge, Composite School Parsoi, Block Chopan, District Sonbhadra (Annexure No.6 to this writ petition). II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities not to give effect to the impugned order dated 06.09.2025 passed by Basic Shiksha Adhikari, District Sonbhadra (Respondent No.4). III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities not to interfere in the peaceful functioning of the petitioner as Headmistress In-charge, Composite School Parsoi, Block Chopan, District Sonbhadra. IV. Issue any such other and suitable writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. V. Award cost of the writ petition." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurag Shukla, Kamal Pati Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Archana Singh, C.S.C. Smt Sonali Majumdar .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned suspension order dated 06.09.2025 has been passed in an ex-parte manner, without affording any opportunity of hearing or conducting any preliminary inquiry. He further submits that the impugned order has been passed in a cursory and arbitrary manner, in gross violation of the principles of natural justice, and is, therefore, liable to be quashed. Various facts and circumstances have been pleaded on behalf of the petitioner in the present writ petition for challenging the order of suspension. The charges so levelled against the petitioner are also disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner and in that regard reliance has been placed upon various documents brought on record. Learned for the respondents-BSA, on the basis of oral instructions, submits that preliminary inquiry has been done, on the basis of which, charge sheet has been issued to the petitioner on 18.09.2025. He further submits that on the ground that the enquiry was not properly conducted, the Court cannot set aside the order of punishment. This Court is of the considered opinion that the charges so levelled against the petitioner cannot be examined at this stage, inasmuch as the explanation and documents relied upon by the petitioner can be a defence in the departmental inquiry, as during departmental inquiry, the petitioner will have ample opportunity to prove his innocence. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the departmental inquiry be initiated against the petitioner and brought to its logical end, strictly in accordance with law, at the earliest possible preferably within a period of four weeks from today. September 23, 2025 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 14444 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad