IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANAND SINGH BAHRAWAT ON THE 20^th OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 440 of 2016 SMT. MAMTA PIPPAL Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THR AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri G.S. Sharma - Advocate with Shri Madhur Gupta - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri B.M. Patel - Government Advocate for the respondent/State.

ORDER By order dated 21.01.2016, this Court had already directed to petitioner to seek instructions to explain the leave period in the backdrop of fact that the disciplinary Authority and Appellate Authority have found that petitioner had remained absent from duty unauthorizedly from 12.09.2009 till 2012.

2. Even today, a specific query was put to learned counsel for the petitioner; however, he was unable to justify the cause of absence. On that basis, it is held that the petitioner remained absent during the aforesaid period.

3. Learned counsel for the respondent/State submits that before the authorities, the petitioner could not satisfied the authorities in respect of her absence from duties for a long period i.e., 12.09.2009 till 2012. Therefore, authorities have rightly passed the order of termination of pet