Sanjay Kumar Mishra v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. State Tax Govt. of U.P., Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Challenge to posting/transfer order dated 03.02.2026 appointing Manoj Kumar Vishwakarma-II as Additional Commissioner Grade-2 (S.I.B.) Lucknow Zone-I to a post held by petitioner Sanjay Kumar Mishra, who stood suspended since 26.11.2025 in contemplation of departmental proceedings with suspension stayed by interim order dated 16.12.2025 in Writ-A No. 14063 of 2025; interim restitution direction conditioned on that interim order remaining intact; related orders relied upon by counsel: Writ-A No. 312 of 2026 (Indra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P.) and Writ-A No. 941 of 2026 (Pushpanjali Mitra Gautam v. State of U.P.); State Tax Department, Government of U.P.; next hearing 23.03.2026; interim order by Hon'ble Manish Mathur, J., Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, dated 13.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim order: notice issued to opposite party No.6; four weeks granted to the opposite parties to file a counter affidavit; operation of the impugned order dated 03.02.2026 stayed until further orders; conditional direction that, if the interim order dated 16.12.2025 in Writ-A No. 14063 of 2025 remains intact, the opposite parties shall ensure the petitioner joins the post he held at the same place prior to the suspension order dated 26.11.2025; case listed along with Writ-A No. 14063 of 2025 on 23.03.2026 with service report.