SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 484 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 484 of 2025 State Of U.P. Thru.Its Addl.Chief Secy./Prin.Secy. Deptt. Of Rural Development, Lko. And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Rajat Yadav .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Mayankar Singh Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. This is an appeal challenging the judgement and order dated 20.12.2024 passed by Writ Court in Writ-A No.12265 of 2024. The appeal has been filed under Chapter VIII, Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 for which the limitation is 30 days as per Chapter IX Rule 10 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 read with Article 117 of the Schedule appended to the Limitation Act, 1963. The appeal as per the report is delayed by 310 days as on the date of filing that is 25.11.2025. 2. An application has been filed for condonation of the delay along with an affidavit in support thereof. We have perused the affidavit. The affidavit speaks about copy of the impugned order being furnished to the concerned official/appellant on 26.12.2024, whereupon the State Government directed the Commissioner, Rural Dev