WRIT - A No. 14214 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14214 of 2025 Vijay Prakash Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Versus The State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ambuj Maurya, Atipriya Gautam, Mohammad Fahad, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Ambuj Maurya, learned counsel for petitioner and Shri Rahul Malviya, learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution petitioner seeks direction to the respondent No. 4 to open sealed cover in which candidature of the petitioner for promotion was placed on the basis of recommendation made by the Departmental Promotion Committee (28.06.2023) on 22.07.2023 in the light of the provisions contained in paragraph 10 of the Government Order dated 28.05.1997. 3. It is contended that earlier a criminal case was instituted against the petitioenr in which a final report has been submitted on 09.10.2019 but till date no final decision has been taken by the learned Magistrate whereas the final report is pending consideration. It is further contended that a depa