WRIT - A No. 10669 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:126868 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10669 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dhananjay Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner is aggrieved against the order dated 07.07.2025 by which his services have come to be dismissed only for the reason that he has been convicted in a criminal case. 3. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that the respondents were liable to issue a show cause notice to the petitioner before terminating his services as they were have to take a decision as to the question whether the act and conduct of the petitioner in a criminal case amounted to moral turpitude so as not to continue him in employment.It is argued that upon a mere conviction in a criminal case, could not have resulted in ipso facto termination of employment. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the authority of Supreme Court in the case of Manoj Kumar Katiyar v. State of U.P. & 2 Others, Writ - A No. 11761 o