SPECIAL APPEAL No. 459 of 2023 at Allahabad

1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20223-DB Reserved on 29.11.2024 Delivered on 13.02.2025 AFR Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 459 of 2023 Appellant :- State of U.P. and 2 others Respondent :- Md. Sameer Rao and 3 others Counsel for Appellant :- Kunal Ravi Singh,Rama Nand Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- In Person,Shreyas Srivastava Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. State of U.P., U.P. Board of High School and Intermediate Education (for short the ‘Board’) and its Regional Secretary are in intra court appeal under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the High Court Rules, 1952 assailing the validity of the judgment and order dated 25.05.2023 whereby the learned Single Judge, while allowing Writ-C No. 3671 of 2022 (Md Sameer Rao Vs. State of U.P. and 2 others), has set aside the order dated 24.12.2020 passed by the Regional Secretary of the Board and has also issued a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents of the writ petition to allow the application of the writ petitioner to change his name from “Shahnawaz” to “Md Sameer Rao” and, accordingly, issue fresh High School and Intermediate Certificates incorporating the said change. Learned Si