SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 150 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20225-DB Court No. - 1 Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 150 of 2025 Appellant :- Dhunni Prasad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Secondary Education Lko And Others Counsel for Appellant :- Indra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Attau Rahman Masoodi,J. Hon'ble Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I,J. The present intra-court appeal filed under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 is delayed by 561 days. The appeal is accompanied with an application for condonation of delay supported with an affidavit. The documents placed on record to explain the delay on the medical grounds also do not show that the said cause has obstructed the course of legal remedy for more than a limited period of time. General explanation has been offered in the affidavit filed in support of the application. The explanation of delay in filing the appeal is not an empty formality unless the appellant is shown to be vigilant enough and the cause shown is established as plausible. The explanation offered does not satisfy the criteria which may enable us to condone the delay on any relevant consideration. That apart, even the writ proceed