Allahabad High Court · 2025-07-09
WRIT - A No. 7321 of 2025 at Allahabad
- Citation / case number
- WRIT - A No. 7321 of 2025 at Allahabad
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Petitioner
- WRIT - A No. 7321 of 2025 at Allahabad
- Respondent
- Unknown
Judgment text excerpt
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115372 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7321 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dilip Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satya Prakash Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. In compliance of earlier order of this Court, learned Standing Counsel has obtained instructions in the matter and placed the same before this Court, which are taken on record. As per instruction, learned Standing Counsel stated tat in view of Article 311(2), no proper notice is required to terminate the services of the employee for the reason when he stands convicted in a criminal case. Meeting the submission, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that service of the employee cannot be terminated ipose facto on account of conviction in a criminal case as employee form a definite view regarding act and conduct of the petitioner in a criminal amounting to moral turpitude. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has assailed the order dated 2.12.2024 terminating the services of the petitioner merely on the basis of conviction in a criminal case being Sessions Trial No.- 32