Dinesh Kumar Balmiki and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Panchayat Raj Deptt. Govt. of U.P. Lucknow and 5 Others
Service law – Suspension – Writ petition (WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Dinesh Kumar Balmiki and another v. State of U.P. and others, WRIT - A No. 559 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, decided 25.1.2024 by Hon'ble J.J. Munir, J. Writ petition against suspension orders dated 12.04.2023 and 19.07.2023 dismissed as infructuous because both petitioners were reinstated in service after disciplinary proceedings - reinstatement with punishment of recovery of loss (Dinesh Kumar Balmiki) and by order dated 20.01.2024 of District Panchayat Raj Adhikari, Hardoi, with withholding of one increment with cumulative effect (Atul Kumar). No statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners having been reinstated in service at the end of their disciplinary proceedings, the writ petition directed against the suspension orders dated 12.04.2023 and 19.07.2023 is rendered infructuous.