WRIT - A No. 12191 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 12191 of 2025 Sushila Patel .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anoop Baranwal, Raghunath Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Shri Bhanu Prakash Ram, who currently hold charge of the post of Director Horticulture and Food Processing, U.P., Lucknow is present in Court along with a compliance affidavit and an application seeking exemption from personal appearance. 2. Shri Kartike Saran, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Shri S.K.Pal, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the officer concerned and other State respondents submits that the earlier Director who had passed the order had attained the age of superannuation on 31.05.2025 and since no Director has been regularly appointed, the Additional Director who holds the charge is present in Court. 3. Learned Additional Advocate General has drawn the attention of the Court to the order passed by the Additional Director, Horticulture dated 25.08.2025 whereby maternity leave application of the petitioner has been granted and th