HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16216 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 11.09.2026, whereby he has been placed under suspension. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has sought to raise questions of facts with regard to the allegations levelled against the petitioner, which are required to be examined by the Inquiry Officer in the light of the evidence available on record. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 2 and 4 contends that the charge-sheet dated 14.09.2026 has already been served upon the petitioner and that the Inquiry Officer has been appointed by the same order. He further submits that the present petitioner has not submitted his reply to the aforesaid charge-sheet till date. 5. Having considered the rival submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court is of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the instant writ petition pending. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the instant petition with the following directions: (i) The petitioner shall file his reply to the charge-sheet dated 14.09.2026 within fifteen days from today. (ii) Upon receipt of the reply submitted by the petitioner, the disciplinary authority shall make every endeavour to conclude the disciplinary Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jai Prakash Singh, Kedar Nath Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Prashant Kumar Vijay Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) proceedings within a period of two months thereafter, after affording the petitioner due and proper opportunity of hearing. (iii) The petitioner shall extend full co-operation in the disciplinary proceedings and shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment. In the event of any delay not attributed to the petitioner, the disciplinary authority shall ensure that the proceedings are concluded within the aforesaid period. (iv) It is made clear that, in case, the disciplinary proceedings are not concluded within the period, as mentioned above, the suspension order dated 11.09.2026 shall automatically stand revoked. (v) In the meantime, the respondents shall continue to release the subsistence allowance payable to the petitioner as per rules, if the same not being released. 6. With the aforesaid directions and observations, present writ petition stands disposed of. October 5, 2026 vkg WRIA No. 16216 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad