WRIT - A No. 7534 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 7534 of 2026 Vikas Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus The State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arya Gautam, Atipriya Gautam, Shubham Tripathi, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Arya Gautam and Mr. Shubham Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayer :- "a. issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of certiorari, quashing the Impugned Punishment Orders dated 18/10/2024; & Appellate order dated 04/08/2025 Passed by the Respondent Nos. 4 & 3 Respectively (enclosed as Annexure-1 & 2) to the writ petition. b. issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, directing the Respondent Authorities, not to withhold the increments or higher grade on account of the aforesaid Minor Punishment order, and same be Considered / Provided notwithstanding the aforesaid Punishment. c. issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature o