State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Medical Health and Family Welfare and Another v. U.P. Public Services Tribunal Indira Bhawan Lucknow Thru. Its Chairman and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: WRIT - A No. - 1669 of 2025; State of U.P. v. U.P. Public Services Tribunal; Claim Petition No.882 of 2018; censure; stoppage of one increment for one year; minor punishment; disciplinary inquiry; requisite procedure not followed; remission to disciplinary authority; fair litigation policy; public exchequer; Legal Remembrancer; State Law Officers; extraordinary jurisdiction; writ petition rejected; Attau Rahman Masoodi, J.; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; Order Date 13.2.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:9382-DB.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the petitioner-State; the writ petition was rejected as lacking merit, leaving the Tribunal's order setting aside the punishment intact. Directions were issued to the Law Department regarding legal assistance and litigation policy, and for the order to be brought to the notice of the Legal Remembrancer for guidance to State Law Officers.