WRIT - A No. 2734 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:39557 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2734 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ravi Saxena Respondent :- The State Of Up And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Irfan Ahmad Malik Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Instructions placed today are taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for parties. 3. This Court on 05.03.2025 had passed the following orders: " 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that earlier petitioner is working on the post of Sub Inspector of Police (Accountant) and superannuated on 31.1.2019. After retirement, petitioner has received show cause notice dated 9.9.2024 alongwith preliminary enquiry report dated 26.6.2024. Thereafter, petitioner has submitted reply of the same, but without considering the reply of petitioner, respondent no.2 has passed impugned order dated 16.12.2024 imposing a penalty of Rs. 4,88,087/- upon the petitioner for recovery. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner assailed the impugned order on two grounds. Firstly, he submitted that after retirement respondent can only pass order under