SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 257 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109988-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 257 of 2025 Appellant :- Harsh Mishra Respondent :- State of U.P. and 2 others Counsel for Appellant :- Kailash Prasad Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- Ashutosh Tiwari, A.C.S.C. Ramanand Pandey Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. Order On Delay Condonation Application No. 1 of 2025 1. Heard on the application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. 3. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Order on Appeal 1. This appeal is directed against order dated 07.01.2025 passed in Writ C No. 22318 of 2024 whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant, seeking quashing of the order of cancellation of his candidature for admission in sports college for Volleyball stream, has been rejected. 2. The appellant applied for admission to the sports college by claiming his age as 10 years and 6 months based on school leaving certificate. After undergoing the requisite selection process, the appellant was selected, however, when his age in terms of brochure was subjected to biological test,