Shailesh Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; WRIT - A No. - 728 of 2025; 2025:AHC:29769; Shailesh Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. and Another; Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J.; Registrar, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidhyalay; suspension dated 06.07.2022; prolonged suspension about two and a half years; departmental inquiry unconcluded; inquiry report submitted; show-cause notice not issued by Appointing Authority; inquiry to be concluded within six weeks; suspension to be kept in abeyance if inquiry not concluded; petition disposed; advocates: Ashok Khare (Sr. Adv.), Nitin Chandra Mishra, Siddharth Khare; State represented by A.K. Nagvanshi, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel / C.S.C.
What did the court decide?
Observation/direction that the departmental inquiry be concluded within six weeks in accordance with law, subject to the petitioner's cooperation; failing which the suspension order dated 06.07.2022 is to be kept in abeyance.