WRIT - A No. 17838 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 17838 of 2025 (Leading) Mahendra Nath Rai .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Tripathi, Manish Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Along with : 1. Writ - A No. 10870 of 2025: (Connected C-1) Krishan Deo Pandey Versus State of U.P. and 4 others 2. Writ - A No. 17840 of 2025: (Connected C-2) Ghanshyam Gupta Versus State of UP and 4 others Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Manish Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the writ petitioner in the Leading and Connected-C1 and in Connected- C2 petition, he is holding brief of Sri Anil Kumar Tripathi as well as Sri S.K. Pal, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel along with Sri Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. A joint statement has been made by learned counsel for the parties that they do not propose to file any affidavit and the writ petitioner be decided on the basis of the documents available on record. 3. Sri S.K. Pal, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel as well as Sri Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel further submits that they are