SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 474 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 474 of 2025 Secretary, U.P. Basic Education Board Now Prayagraj And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Munna And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Ran Vijay Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Tushar Bhushan, C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. Order on Civil Misc. Delay Condonation Application No.01 of 2025 1. This is an application seeking condonation of delay in filing the Special Appeal. 2. Cause shown for the delay is sufficient, hence, the delay is condoned. 3. This application, accordingly stands allowed. Order on Special Appeal 1. Heard Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel for the appellant, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Sri Tushar Bhushan, learned counsel for respondent no.1. 2. Writ Court has allowed the writ petition on the first date itself without calling for a counter affidavit relying upon two Supreme Court decisions. We do not express any opinion on the applicability of the said decisions to the facts of the case for the reason firstly, no opportunity was given to appellant to file counter affidavit rebutting the claim of the