Shiv Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (decided 25.04.2025, WRIT - A No. 4552 of 2025, Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.) — suspension of U.P. government servant (Revenue Department); no opportunity of hearing required prior to suspension order under U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999; allegation that suspension was passed without application of mind rejected as misconceived; suspension order upheld; disciplinary proceedings directed to be concluded within three months; twelve departmental charges, half alleged to pertain to period when petitioner not posted at concerned station.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the opposite parties to conclude the disciplinary proceedings within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. ¶10