SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 876 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 876 of 2025 Anand Shanker Srivastava .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and 5 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Ashok Khare (Sr. Adv.) with Aditendra Singh, Vinod Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : R.K. Ojha (Sr. Adv.) with Ratnakar Upadhyay, Ankit Gaur (S.C.) Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. The appeal is barred by 30 days. An application (Delay Condonation Application No. 02 of 2025) seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal has been filed. 2. For the reasons indicated in the application supported by affidavit, the same is allowed. The delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 3. This appeal is directed against order dated 13.08.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ-C No. 21589 of 2025 whereby learned Single Judge, noticing the fact that the election which was scheduled to take place on 17.08.2025, had been adjourned and finding that matter required consideration, ordered for exchange of pleadings and listing of the matter on 17.09.2025 and also directed that the status quo shall be maintained by the respective pa