SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 276 of 2024 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41512-DB Reserved Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 276 of 2024 Appellant :- State of U.P. through its Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Basic Education, Government of U.P., Lucknow and others Respondent :- Jai Singh and others Counsel for Appellant :- Anand Kumar Singh (S.C.) Counsel for Respondent :- Girish Chandra Verma, Vinay Kumar Verma, Raman Kumar Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh, J. (Per : Arun Bhansali, CJ) 1. This special appeal is directed against order dated 21.04.2023 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ-A No. 2317 of 2019, whereby the writ petition filed by the respondents has been allowed, the orders impugned in the writ petition dated 23.07.2018 and 30.06.2011 were quashed with the direction to the appellants to permit the respondents to continue to serve in the institution and pay their salary in terms of approval of appointment passed in their favour on 28.04.2010. Directions were also given for payment of arrears of salary within a period of three months. 2. Office has reported the appeal as barred by 345 days. An application seeking condonation of delay has been f