SPECIAL APPEAL No. 969 of 2024 at Allahabad

1 Neutral Citation No. ­ 2025:AHC:6854­DB AFR Reserved In Chamber Case :­ SPECIAL APPEAL No. ­ 969 of 2024 Appellant :­ Naveen Kamal Srivastava And 2 Others Respondent :­ State Of U.P. Through Secretary, Department Of Basic Education, Government Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Appellant :­ Siddharth Khare,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :­ Archana Singh,C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. (Per : Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.) 1. Heard Shri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Siddharth Khare, learned counsel appearing for the Appellants, Ms. Archana Singh, learned counsel who has put in appearance on behalf of Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 as well as Sri Tej Bhanu Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State­ Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 . 2. The instant appeal is listed alongwith Special Appeal No.998 of 2024 (Manoj Kumar and another Vs. State of UP and others); however, since the appeals have been argued independently, the same are being decided by separate orders. 3. The present intra­court appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 05.01.2024, passed by a learned Single Judge, in Writ–A No.20779 of 2023 [Navee