Rajwant Sharma v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Irrigaton and Water Resources Deptt. Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - A No. 8666 of 2024, Rajwant Sharma v. State of U.P., Irrigation and Water Resources Deptt. (and another), interim order dated November 26, 2025 by Manish Mathur, J. Notional promotion; Superintending Engineer; w.e.f. 04.03.2010; sealed cover procedure; DPC recommendations; unfit for promotion; three punishment orders quashed by competent courts; show cause notice 04.09.2009; Rule 10(2) U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999; subsequent impugned order dated 29.09.2011; second supplementary counter affidavit; case listed afresh on 10.12.2025; rejoinder affidavit taken on record.
What did the court decide?
The material on record does not record any reason for finding the petitioner unfit for promotion as recommended by the Departmental Promotional Committee, and neither the counter affidavit nor the supplementary counter affidavit discloses whether the unfitness arose from ineligibility, the punishment orders quashed by competent courts, or the impugned order dated 29.09.2011.