Ankush Kumar Raghav (S.S.I. , PNO-132260134) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 4 Others
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Writ petition (WRIT - A No. 1276 of 2026) before Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 7), decided 13.02.2026 by Manish Mathur, J. Petitioner Ankush Kumar Raghav, S.S.I. (Pno-132260134), challenged orders dated 01.01.2026 and 30.01.2026 effecting recovery of Rs.50,000/- from his salary, said to flow from a National Human Rights Commission recommendation over allegations of failure to register an F.I.R. in an alleged rape case. Held: punitive action imposed without any opportunity of hearing, on an ex parte basis, violates natural justice and is vitiated; orders quashed in writ of Certiorari with liberty to pass fresh orders after hearing and considering reply; petition allowed at admission stage; own costs. Keywords: natural justice, audi alteram partem, opportunity of hearing, ex parte order, recovery from salary, NHRC recommendation, punitive action, certiorari, quashed, admission stage, State of U.P., police disciplinary action.