Staya Prakash and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Principles of natural justice completely violated; appointments declared illegal without notice or opportunity to submit reply; decision based solely on 3 Members' Committee report; Class-IV appointments of 1996; Director, Higher Education U.P.; impugned order dated 10.01.2025 set aside; inquiry report to be supplied within a week; reply within three weeks; liberty to pass fresh order; Allahabad High Court; WRIT - A No. - 2702 of 2025; Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J.; decided 4.3.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:30056.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 10.01.2025 of respondent-2 set aside; writ petition disposed of with directions that the inquiry report be furnished to the petitioners by notice within a week, replies be filed within three weeks thereafter, and the concerned State respondents be at liberty to pass a fresh order subsequently.