Pushparaj Singh v. The State of U.P. and 5 Others

Court No. - 36 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 14156 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pushparaj Singh Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Arya Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C,Rajesh Khare Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondents No.1 and 3 as well as Sri Rajesh Khare, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents No.2, 4, 5 and 6.

¶2Petitioner through this writ petition has challenged the order dated 9.8.2023 passed by the District Basic Education Officer, Banda, whereby petitioner's services have been placed under suspension.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner initially tried to attack the suspension order dated 9.8.2023, but later on, has confined his prayer for completion of disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner, within a fixed time frame. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner pursuant to the suspension order dated 9.8.2023 has been served a charge sheet on 21.8.2023, to which he has also submitted his reply on 9.10.2023.

¶4Sri Rajesh Khare, learned counsel appearing for the District Basic Education Officer, Banda has very fairly submitted that once petitioner has submitted reply to the charge sheet, then it would be in the fitness of things if a direction is issued by this court to complete the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner within a fixed time frame.

¶5In view of the aforesaid submissions advanced by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this writ petition is finally disposed of with direction to District Basic Education Officer, Banda to complete the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 Salim High Court of Judicature at Allahabad