SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 473 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 473 of 2025 Birpal Singh (Veerpal Singh) .....Appellant(s) Versus Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Defence New Delhi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Alok Kumar Tripathi, Sandeep Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. (C. M. Application No. 1 of 2025) 1. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing special appeal supported with affidavit. 2. Heard Shri Alok Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the appellant and Shri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Counsel and Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the Union of India. 3. Considering the fact that an application was filed seeking a review of the impugned judgment and order dated 05.07.2023 and ultimately it was withdrawn on 30.10.2025 with liberty to file an appeal, the application for condonation of delay is allowed and the delay is condoned. Order on Special Appeal 1. This is a Special Appeal under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 challenging the judgment and order dated