SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 387 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 387 of 2025 Vinay Mohan …..Appellant(s) Versus Smt. Nidhi Singh and Anr. …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : In Person, Counsel for Respondent(s) : AFR Judgment reserved on:25.09.2025 Judgment delivered on:11.12.2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. (Per: Rajan Roy, J.) 1. Heard Shri Vinay Mohan -appellant in person and Shri Vikas Pandey, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 1. 2. This is an appeal under Chapter VIII, Rules 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 challenging a judgment and order dated 20.05.2025 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in Transfer Application (Civil) No. 166 of 2022. 2 SPLAD No. - 387 of 2025 3. Though, the appellant appearing in person sought to address the Court on merits of the matter, but, first and foremost the question arose as to whether this appeal against the order impugned is maintainable under Chapter VIII, Rules 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 or not ? The aforesaid provision reads as under:- "5. Special appeal.- An appeal shall lie to the Court from a judgment (not being a judgment passed in the