Sangam Lal v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. 2193 of 2025; Court No. - 5; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:32920; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot, J.; order date 6.3.2025. Petitioner Sangam Lal (counsel Pranesh Kumar Mishra) v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others (respondents; C.S.C. for respondent No. 1; Abhishek Srivastava assisted by Kritika Sinha for respondent No. 2, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd., Shakti Bhawan 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow; Brajesh Pratap Singh for respondent No. 3). Suspension order dated 12.09.2024 in contemplation of departmental enquiry; charge-sheet served; financial irregularities; possible major penalty; prayer for time-bound completion of enquiry; disposed with four-month direction; petitioner to cooperate, failing which enquiry officer records finding and proceeds as per law. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to conclude the departmental enquiry proceedings within four months from receipt of a certified copy of this order; petitioner directed to cooperate, failing which the enquiry officer shall record a finding and proceed as per law.