# SPECIAL APPEAL No. 271 of 2016 at Lucknow

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2025-10-17
Citation: SPECIAL APPEAL No. 271 of 2016 at Lucknow
Petitioner: SPECIAL APPEAL No. 271 of 2016 at Lucknow
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 271 of 2016 Basant Lal .....Appellant(s) Versus U.P. State Food And Essential Commodities Corp. Ltd. And Anr. .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Ajai Kumar Srivastava, Tushar Bahadur, Vijay Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Shreeprakash Singh, Mrityunjay Pratap Singh Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard. 2. This is an appeal challenging the judgment and order dated 25.05.2016, passed in by Writ Petition No.4051 (S/S) of 1992. By the said judgment, writ petition of the petitioner challenging the termination of his services vide order dated 27.05.1992 consequent to an inquiry into three charges against the appellant was dismissed. 3. The contention of the appellant's counsel is that the appellant was a daily wager helper in the Godown of the respondent-Corporation and the Go- down Incharge was responsible for the irregularities, if any, but he was made the escapegoat. Counsel has invited our attention to the enquiry report wherein also it has been categorically recorded that no doubt the appellant was merely a helper and it was the duty of the Godown Incharge to 

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