The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has quashed the punishment order dated 09.09.2024 issued by the Uttar Pradesh Government against Dr. Yogendra Bhadauriya, a government geologist, for non-compliance with the mandatory procedure laid out in Rule 7 of the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1999. The impugned order had imposed a penalty of
