Rajan Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Food and Civil Supplies and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12394 of 2024 Petitioner :- Rajan Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Chandra Tewari,Rajesh Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

¶1Heard Sri R. C. Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing counsel.

¶2It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that against the order of punishment dated 5.4.2024 the petitioner had preferred an appeal before the State Government on 18.10.2024 which is pending consideration. He submits that as per the impugned order of punishment certain amount was sough to be recovered from the salary of the petitioner and the said recovery proceedings have commenced. He submits that he had subsequently preferred an application for interim relief for staying the recovery proceedings on 16.11.2024 but neither the said appeal has been decided nor his application for interim relief has been considered by the appellate authority and consequently confines his prayer for a suitable direction to the respondent No.1 to consider and decide his appeal, expeditiously. In the meanwhile, they may also consider passing necessary orders on the application for interim relief preferred by him.

¶3Learned Standing counsel does not oppose the prayer made by the petitioner.

¶4Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.1 to consider and decide the appeal of the petitioner, expeditiously, say within next two months from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him. It is further directed that the application for interim relief preferred by the petitioner on 16.11.2024, as contained in Annexure No.14 to the writ petition, may be considered and decided within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before opposite party No.1, in accordance with law. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 19.12.2024 RKM. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench