WRIT - A No. 6921 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83101 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6921 of 2025 Petitioner :- Harish Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deshraj Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has challenged two orders of punishment passed by the disciplinary authority in the same date i.e. 16.08.2020 one inflicting punishment of dismissal from service and the other denying payment of salary for the period petitioner had remained under suspension on principles of No Work No Pay as he remained absent despite attachment. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that this relates to the covid period when the entire country hit by pandemic Covid-19 and accordingly the indictment of punishment is bad in law. Learned Standing Counsel submits that petitioner may avail the remedy of appeal in the first instance. Learned counsel for the petitioner in reply submits that the time for appeal as prescribed under the rules has already lapsed and accordingly, this Court may