Amit Kumar Singh vs State of U.P. and 6 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Amit Kumar Singh vs State of U.P. and 6 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of: respondents directed to decide within four weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order whether a charge sheet is to be issued in furtherance of the suspension order; if issued, disciplinary proceedings to be concluded expeditiously subject to the petitioner's cooperation; failing such decision or further proceedings within four weeks, the suspension order stands revoked automatically.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition challenging the suspension order dated 12.12.2025 warrants interference by this Court, and if not, what directions should govern issuance of the charge sheet and conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings.

Court's answer

The Court found no good reason to interfere with the impugned suspension order dated 12.12.2025.

Ratio / Principle

The petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a decision, within four weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order, on whether a charge sheet is to be issued against the petitioner in furtherance of the suspension order; if the charge sheet is issued within that period, the respondents are expected to conclude the disciplinary proceedings as expeditiously as possible without undue delay, subject to the cooperation of the petitioner.

Key takeaways

If the respondents fail to take the decision within the stipulated period of four weeks on receipt of a certified copy of the order and no further proceedings are initiated, the impugned suspension order shall stand revoked automatically after expiry of four weeks.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) disposed of a writ petition (WRIT - A No. 1851 of 2026) by Amit Kumar Singh challenging his suspension order dated 12.12.2025, passed in view of disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, pursuant to which he was attached to the Government Ayurvedic Hospital, Nithaura, Maharajganj. The Court declined to interfere with the suspension order but directed the respondents to take a decision, within four weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order, on whether a charge sheet is to be issued in furtherance of the suspension; if issued, the disciplinary proceedings were to be concluded as expeditiously as possible without undue delay, subject to the petitioner's cooperation. In default of such decision or further proceedings within four weeks, the suspension order was to stand revoked automatically.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

WRIT - A No. - 1851 of 2026

Amit Kumar Singh

.....Petitioner(s)

	Versus
State Of U.P. And 6 Others		.....Resp	ondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Deepak Shanker	Kumar Srivastava, Srivastava	Ganesh
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.
Court No.- 39

Sl. No. 9

HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.

Heard Shri Ganesh Shanker Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Prem Shanker Mishra, learned standing counsel for the respondents.

The instant petition has been filed challenging the suspension order dated 12.12.2025 passed in view of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner. The petitioner has been suspended by the impugned order and he has been attached to the Government Ayurvedic Hospital, Nithaura, Maharajganj.

Learned standing counsel submits that since the disciplinary proceedings are to be initiated against the petitioner, therefore, he has been suspended and previously an enquiry officer was also appointed. However, another enquiry officer has been appointed and the necessary proceedings with regard to issuance of charge sheet and the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner are in go. It is also submitted by the learned standing counsel for the respondents that the petitioner is not cooperating in the enquiry and is not attending at the attached place.

Learned counsel for the petitioner relying upon the paragraph 14 of the writ petition submits that the petitioner has assumed the charge to the attached place.

WRIA No. 1851 of 2026

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Learned standing counsel submits that since the disciplinary proceedings are to be initiated and the charge sheet, which is yet to be issued to the petitioner shall be issued to him very shortly.

In view of the above and having considered the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court do not find any good reason to interfere with the impugned suspension order.

However, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a decision, whether charge sheet is to be issued against the petitioner in furtherance of the suspension order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If the charge sheet is issued within the said period, it is expected that the respondents shall conclude the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner as expeditiously as possible without any undue delay subject to cooperation of the petitioner.

In case the respondents fail to take the decision within the stipulated period on receipt of a certified copy of this order and no further proceedings is initiated, the impugned suspension order shall stand revoked automatically, after expiry of four weeks.

(Anish Kumar Gupta,J.)

March 19, 2026

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Digitally signed by :- OM KRISHNA CHOUDHARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad