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2026 DAILYLAW 13491 (ALL)

SHAKUNTALA JAISWAR v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

WRIA/16257/2026 · 2026-10-04

Dinesh Pathak

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16257 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel representing State-respondents and perused the record on board. 2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs: "(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to pass an order in pending disciplinary inquiry report since 19.4.2022 (Ax.7) in which reply submitted on 11.5.2022 within specific period of time." 3. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition seeking expeditious disposal of disciplinary inquiry pending against him. It is submitted that earlier inquiry report was submitted in favour of the petitioner; however, further inquiry was ordered to be initiated against him. Pursuant thereto, the inquiry report was submitted on 19.04.2022. Upon notice being served upon the petitioner, he has filed his reply to the said notice. However, till date, disciplinary authority has not passed final order in the disciplinary proceedings and the same is still pending consideration. 4. Sri Vijay Vikram Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2 and learned Standing Counsel appearing for State respondent have contended that they have no objection to issuance of a direction to the respondent no. 2, who is disciplinary authority, to decide the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously within such stipulated period as may be directed by this Court. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajendra Singh Chauhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Vijay Vikram Singh Shakuntala Jaiswar .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) 5. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. Therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, with a direction that Managing Director, U.P. State Warehousing Corporation, Lucknow (respondent No. 2) shall pass an appropriate order, and decide the disciplinary proceedings in accordance with law, by reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date production of certified copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation, present writ petition is disposed of. October 5, 2026 Gss WRIA No. 16257 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIRAJA SHANKER SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad