Arvind Kumar Uttam v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Finance Lko. and Another

Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4886 of 2023 Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Uttam Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Finance Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Hari Prasad Gupta,Hari Ram Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State.

¶2Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to take a final decision on the departmental disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that on the basis of some complaints vide order dated 12.01.2022 the petitioner has been placed under suspension and departmental proceedings have been contemplated. He has been served the order of suspension vide letter dated 30.05.2022. He, therefore, submits that the respondents may be directed to take a final decision on the pending departmental disciplinary proceedings.

¶4Considering the aforesaid prayer, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents are directed to conclude the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously and decide the same preferably within a period of one month from today. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) Order Date :- 12.7.2023 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench