WRIT - A No. 18690 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:40098 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 18690 of 2024 Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Respondent :- State Of Up And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Sevak Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has questioned the order of punishment imposed upon him after following the procedure prescribed under the relevant rules and penalty in the nature of withholding one increment with cumulative effect and also salary for the period petitioner was under suspension. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy of statutory appeal before the competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute the same. In view of above, I decline to grant indulgence in the matter. However, liberty rests with the petitioner to apply for appeal before the appellate authority within a period of four weeks and in the event any appeal is preferred, the same shall be considered and decided on merits as per procedure prescribed for and will not dismiss the appeal on the gro