WRIT - A No. 5459 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 5459 of 2026 State of U.P. .....Petitioner(s) Versus Dhanbir Yadav And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bipin Bihari Pandey, Surendra Nath Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rajan Upadhyay Court No. - 29 HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J. (Per : Arindam Sinha, J.) 1. Respondent no. 1, at the material time, officiated as Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO). He was charge sheeted on 2 counts. Firstly, he caused permanent registration of vehicles on documents fabricated and secondly, as a consequence the department was exposed to and suffered revenue loss. The vehicles in question were first temporarily registered in Madhya Pradesh and then got permanent registration from Sonbhadra. Mr. S.N. Shukla, learned advocate Standing Counsel appears on behalf of petitioner (State) and Mr. Ramesh Upadhyay, learned senior advocate, for respondent no. 1 [the charged officer (CO)]. Mr. Upadhyay hands up a brief containing English translations of, inter alia, the inquiry report, punishment order by the disciplinary authority, order passed by the appellate authority and impugned judgment dated 3rd