Uma Kant Trivedi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Uma Kant Trivedi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others, WRIT - A No. 1575 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 6, Abdul Moin, J., decided 2.4.2024, Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:27234. Keywords: suspension order dated 06.10.2023; charge sheet dated 26.10.2023; reply dated 02.03.2024; delayed disciplinary inquiry; direction to Disciplinary Authority; eight weeks; co-operation and exclusion of non-cooperation period; subsistence allowance in accordance with rules; automatic revocation of suspension; without prejudice to continuance of inquiry; U.P. Revenue Department; disposal of writ petition with consent of counsel.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) Disciplinary Authority to conclude disciplinary proceedings within eight weeks in accordance with law and the relevant rules; (ii) petitioner to co-operate, with the non-cooperation period excluded from the time limit after issuance of notice; (iii) subsistence allowance to be paid in accordance with the rules; (iv) automatic revocation of the suspension order dated 06.10.2023 if the inquiry is not finalized within the stipulated period, without prejudice to continuance of the inquiry.