HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14452 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Sri S.K.Tiwari, and learned Standing Counsel. By means of present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for quashing of impugned order dated 19.06.2025 passed by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil-Ajitmal, District Auraiya, whereby services of the petitioner has been reinstated but petitioner has been punished for censure and one increment in salary withheld permanently Learned Standing Counsel has raised preliminary objection as to the maintainability of this petition on the ground that petitioner has alternative efficacious remedy of department appeal under the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules,1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the above legal position. In view of aforesaid, while I decline to grant indulgence in the matter, I still provide that if petitioner prefers the departmental appeal before the concerned competent authority within a period of four weeks' from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of within a further period of two weeks. The petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. September 23, 2025 Sanjeev Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurudh Kumar Prajapati Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Ajit Kumar,J.) Anil Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad