SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 244 of 2019 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45560-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 244 of 2019 Appellant :- Sushil Kumar Kaushal Respondent :- State of U.P. through. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. and others. Counsel for Appellant :- Subhas Chandra Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Pratul Kumar Srivastava (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. I.A.No.71381 of 2019 1. This intracourt appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 21.08.2018 passed by the writ court in Writ Petition No.2836 (S/S) of 2013 (Shushil Kumar Kaushal Vs. State of U.P. and others) whereby the petitioner's prayer for regularization of his services was declined. 2. The instant appeal is reported to be barred by 253 days. Learned counsel for the appellant while pressing the application for condonation of delay submits that the petitioner belongs to a financially disadvantaged section of the society and it took time for him to arrange for the expenses and the fee, which resulted in delay. 3. Learned counsel for the State-respondent Shri Pratul Kumar Srivastava did not seriously oppose the application seeking condonation of delay. However, it was urged t