Allahabad High Court
DEEP SACHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- DINESH PATHAK
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable because an alternative remedy under the applicable regulations exists.
Summary
Petitioner Deep Sachan challenged a punishment order dated 17‑01‑2026 that withheld two annual salary increments. The petitioner filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking relief from the disciplinary action. Respondents, including the State of U.P. and the Power Corporation, argued that the petitioner had an alternative remedy under the U.P. Power Corporation Limited Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 2020. The petitioner did not contest this submission. The Court held that the writ petition was not maintainable because the statutory appeal mechanism was available, and consequently dismissed the petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when an alternative statutory appeal remedy under the U.P. Power Corporation Limited Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 2020 is available.
Subjects
- writ petition
- maintainability
- alternative remedy
- disciplinary action
- public service employment
- U.P. Power Corporation Regulations
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6866 of 2026
Deep Sachan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kushmondeya Shahi, Saurabh
Chaturvedi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Abhishek Srivastava, C.S.C., Usha Kiran
Court No. - 33
HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shardool Agrahari, learned
Advocate holding brief of Sri Abhishek Srivastava, learned counsel for the
respondent No. 2, learned counsel for the Power Corporation (respondents
No. 3 and 4) and learned Standing Counsel representing respondent No. 1.
2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the punishment order dated 17.01.2026,
whereby a minor punishment has been imposed to withhold two annual
increments with cumulative effect.
3. Learned counsel for the Power Corporation (respondents No. 3 and 4) has
raised a preliminary objection with regard to the maintainability of the
instant writ petition on the ground of availability of an alternative remedy to
file an appeal before the higher authority under the U.P. Power Corporation
Limited Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 2020.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not refuted the submission
advanced by the learned leaned counsel for the respondents No. 3 and 4 qua
availability of an alternative remedy, as mentioned above.
5. As such, instant writ petition is dismissed, being not maintainable, on the
ground of availability of an alternative remedy to approach before the higher
authority, as mentioned above.
May 7, 2026
vinay
(Dinesh Pathak,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VINAY KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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