Ramesh Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8248 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ramesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- I.M. Pandey Ist Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 7th September, 2021 whereby petitioner has been visited with major penalty of reversion. It has been submitted that against the aforesaid punishment order, petitioner has already submitted an appeal before the appellate authority which is still pending consideration. It is however also submitted that impugned order has been passed in violation of Rule 7 of the U.P. Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1999. In view of the fact that petitioner's appeal against impugned order dated 7th September, 2021 is still pending consideration before the opposite party No.3, the said authority is directed to decide the aforesaid appeal within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. The petitioner shall annex a copy of memorandum of appeal along with copy of this order. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 prabhat High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench