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Raghvendra Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Cooperative Lko. and 5 Others

Allahabad HC13 Aug 2025/8981/2025

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What is this about?

Time-bound disciplinary inquiry directions in suspension-order challenge; charge sheet within three weeks; petitioner reply within two weeks; final disciplinary order within further eight weeks; disposal by consent; cooperation and hearing safeguards; non-cooperation period exclusion; U.P. Cooperative Department; writ petition WRIT - A 8981 of 2025; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin, J.; order date 13.8.2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with consent of parties; respondents directed to issue charge sheet within three weeks, receive petitioner's reply within next two weeks, and pass a final disciplinary order within a further eight weeks, subject to petitioner's cooperation and due opportunity of hearing. ¶12

Raghvendra Singh Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Cooperative Lko. and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Challenge to the suspension order dated 28.07.2025 passed by respondent No.2 against the petitioner. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Respondents to issue a charge sheet to the petitioner within three weeks, and the petitioner to submit his reply within the next two weeks.

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Key takeaways

After submission of the reply, respondents to finalize the disciplinary proceedings and the disciplinary authority to pass a final order within a further period of eight weeks.ratio¶9
Petitioner to cooperate with the inquiry proceedings and to be given due opportunity of hearing in the said inquiry proceedings.ratio¶10
In case of the petitioner's non-cooperation, the Inquiry Officer may inform him in writing and the period of non-cooperation would be excluded from the prescribed timelines.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ - A No. 8981 of 2025 (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin, J.; order dated 13.8.2025) - Raghvendra Singh v. State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Cooperative and others. Petition under challenge to suspension order dated 28.07.2025 passed by respondent No.2; disposed of with consent of counsel for contesting parties. Directions issued: respondents to issue charge sheet to petitioner within three weeks; petitioner to submit reply within next two weeks of receipt; respondents to finalize disciplinary proceedings and disciplinary authority to pass final order within a further period of eight weeks; petitioner to cooperate with inquiry and be given due opportunity of hearing; any period of petitioner's non-cooperation, notified in writing by the Inquiry Officer, to be excluded from the aforesaid timelines.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:47201

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Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8981 of 2025 Petitioner :- Raghvendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Cooperative Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Daya Shankar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Kumar Verma,Syed Aftab Ahmad

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Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State No.1 and Sri Syed Aftab Ahmad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4. No notice is being issued to the respondents No.2, 3 & 5 taking into consideration the nature of order proposed to be passed.

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With the consent of learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided.

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Under challenge is the suspension order dated 28.07.2025 passed by the respondent No.2, a copy of which is Annexure-1 to the petition.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing at some length states that the departmental inquiry may be directed to be finalized against the petitioner within a specified time.

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To the aforesaid prayer, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the respondents have no objection.

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Accordingly, taking into consideration the aforesaid, it is provided that respondents shall proceed to issue a charge sheet to the petitioner within three weeks from today. On receipt of the charge sheet, the petitioner shall submit his reply within next two weeks. After submission of the reply, the respondents shall finalize the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner and the disciplinary authority shall proceed to pass a final order within a further period of eight weeks.

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Needless to mention that the petitioner shall cooperate with the inquiry proceedings and he shall also be given due opportunity of hearing in the said inquiry proceedings.

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In case the petitioner does not cooperate in the inquiry proceedings, the Inquiry Officer would be at liberty to inform the petitioner in writing about his non-cooperation and the period of non-cooperation would be excluded from the aforesaid period.

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Disposed of .

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Order Date :- 13.8.2025

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prateek

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Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Raghvendra Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Cooperative Lko. and 5 Others

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