Virendra Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Civil Sectt. Lko and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9647 of 2023 Petitioner :- Virendra Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Civil Sectt. Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- V.K. Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. Diwakar Singh, learned State Counsel for opposite parties. Petition has been filed challenging suspension order dated

26.08.2022 as well as punishment order dated 03.04.2023 whereby censor entry has been directed to be recorded in the A.C.R. of petitioner. Learned State Counsel, however, submits that petitioner has an alternative and equally efficacious remedy for filing appeal under Rule 11 of the Rule of U.P. Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules of 1999. In view of aforesaid objections being raised, petitioner is granted liberty to approach the appellate authority against the punishment order which shall be considered and decided within a period of eight weeks from the date of his submission. In view of aforesaid, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.12.2023 Satish High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench