Pankaj Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Commissioner of Consolidation Indira Bhawan Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - A No. 2691 of 2026; decided March 11, 2026 by Hon'ble Manish Mathur, J. Direction for expeditious disposal of departmental appeal/representation against punishment order dated 25.08.2025 of the Settlement Officer of Consolidation; appellate forum under Rule 11, Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1999 (Deputy Director of Consolidation); eight-week timeline from service of certified copy and memorandum of appeal; misdirected appeal to be forwarded to competent authority; Article 226; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the authority concerned to decide the petitioner's appeal expeditiously within eight weeks of service of a certified copy of the order along with the memorandum of appeal; if the appeal was preferred before an incorrect authority, it is to be forwarded to the competent authority for decision forthwith.