ARVIND KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHER

          HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                        WRIT - A No. - 7425 of 2026

Arvind Kumar
                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                     Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Other
                                                               .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)              :   Ritesh Srivastava, Shweta Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s)              :   Abhishek Srivastava, C.S.C.

Court No. - 33
                     HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel
representing State-respondents and perused the record on Board.

2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs:

     " (i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
     commanding the Respondent No. 2, the Board of Directors, U.P. Power
     Corporation Ltd., to consider and decide the appeal dated 02.07.2023
     preferred by the Petitioner (Annexure No.5) against the order dated
     17.04.2023 passed by the Respondent No.3 whereby, the major penalty
     i.e. "reduction to the initial basic pay of Junior Engineer" has been
     imposed on the Petitioner, strictly in accordance with law, within a
     stipulated time-bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court;


     (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
     commanding the respondents to keep the order dated 17.04.2023 passed
     by the Respondent No.3 (Annexure No.4) in abeyance till the disposal of
     the appeal dated 02.07.2023."

3. It is submitted that the appeal under Regulation 11 of the U. P. Power
Corporation Limited Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 2020
preferred on behalf of the present petitioner assailing the order dated
17.04.2023, whereby the major penalty of reduction to the initial basic
pay of Junior Engineer has been imposed upon the present petitioner is
pending consideration before the Board of Directors (Respondent No. 2) and
same has not been decided till date.

4. Learned counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 has contended that he has
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                                    no objection in case a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the
                                    aforesaid appeal pending before Respondent No. 2 within such stipulated
                                    period as may be directed by this Court.

                                    5. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by
                                    keeping this matter pending, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to
                                    finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation
                                    on the merits of the case, with a direction to Respondent No. 2 to consider
                                    and decide the aforesaid appeal in accordance with law expeditiously,
                                    preferably, within a period of four months from the date of production of a
                                    certified copy of this order.

                                    6. With the aforesaid observation, present writ petition is disposed of.

                                    May 18, 2026
                                    vkg
                                                                                              (Dinesh Pathak,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad