SOMARI DEVI v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 5 OTHERS
WRIC/40438/2026 · 2026-10-05
Saurabh Shyam Shamshery
body2026
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 14835 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 14835 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40438 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner is an outgoing Pradhan and she is now being removed from exercising her administrative powers also essentially on a ground that she has not complied with the order dated 21.8.2026, whereby she was asked to make payments to an employee.
3. Sri Devaang Savla, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that impugned order was passed without granting any opportunity of hearing or submitting any reply and now reply has been submitted on 5.9.2026 i.e. after the impugned order was passed and he refers contents thereof.
4. In the aforesaid circumstances, considering that now since an explanation has been submitted by the petitioner, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that concern respondent will pass a fresh order after considering the explanation/reply submitted by the petitioner within a period of 15 days from today. Impugned order shall be subject to outcome of fresh decision.
October 6, 2026 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Devaang Savla, Ravi Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Somari Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad