Lal Bahadur Yadav ( Village Pradhan) v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. /Prin. Secy. Panchayat Raj Deptt. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Village Pradhan; suspension of financial and administrative powers; District Magistrate, Sultanpur; preliminary investigation report; final investigation; charge sheet; misuse of government funds Rs.1,67,800/-; handpump repair allegations; India Mark-2 handpump reboring; Rs.29,200/- for 10 handpumps (2022-2023); Rs.30,600/- for 9 handpumps (2021-2022); six-month time limit for action under applicable rules; delay in inquiry; interim stay of suspension; complainant impleaded as intervener (I.A. No.-2/2025); writ petition pending, listed week commencing 05.01.2026; Panchayat Raj; Uttar Pradesh; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief only (writ pending): implementation of the impugned order dated 12.09.2025 stayed in so far as it suspends the petitioner's administrative and financial powers; final investigation to continue; complainant permitted to intervene; counter-affidavits within four weeks, rejoinder affidavits within two weeks thereafter; writ listed in the week commencing 05.01.2026.