PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 3 -- The Allahabad high court has observed that no immunity should be accorded even to a retired government employee to curb the rapidly increasing corrupt practices in government departments.

The observation was made by a bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan while dismissing a writ petition filed by a retired technical junior engineer challenging an inquiry initiated against him after his retirement based on a complaint filed by a relative of a sitting MLA.

The petitioner Vipin Chandra Verma, who retired on June 30, 2025, submitted before the high court that the authorities had no jurisdiction to issue a show-cause notice to him in September 2025 in respect of various alleged irregularities in discharge of his duties bet...