Ashok Ram v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Ashok Ram v. State of U.P. And 4 Others; WRIT - A No. - 8281 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:103716; Order Date 3.7.2025; Hon'ble Ajit Kumar, J. Key terms: order of suspension dated 24.05.2025; Article 226 of the Constitution; U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999; disciplinary/departmental inquiry timeline; duly approved charge sheet within two weeks; reply and supplementary reply; perusal of documents by inquiry officer; conclusion of inquiry within 30 days; oral inquiry participation; final order per relevant punishment and appeal rules; principles of natural justice; subsistence allowance arrears; automatic revocation of suspension; reinstatement with salary; spot inspection irregularities in liquor contained in bottle; Additional Chief Standing Counsel; petition disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with observations and directions: suspension order of 24.05.2025 not interfered with; disciplinary inquiry to be completed per the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 on the Court-fixed timeline (charge sheet in two weeks if unserved; reply in three weeks; documents/perusal facility with supplementary reply; inquiry concluded within next 30 days; final orders strictly per relevant punishment and appeal rules and natural justice); unpaid subsistence allowance cleared within three weeks; suspension to stand revoked with reinstatement with salary if proceedings are not concluded within the prescribed time frame despite the petitioner's due cooperation.