SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 15 of 2024 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 15 of 2024 State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Secondary Education U.P. Civil Secrt. Lko. And Others .....Appellant(s) Versus Surendra Bahadur Singh And Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Girish Chandra Verma Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. (C.M. Application No.1 of 2024) 1. This is an application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal. 2. Heard. 3. This is an appeal by the State challenging the judgment and order dated 30.08.2022 passed in Writ-C No.1003391 of 2015 albeit one which has been filed with a delay of 469 days. The limitation prescribed for filing special appeal is 30 days. 4. The judgment in question was passed on 30.08.2022 with a clear stipulation that Standing Counsel shall communicate a copy of the same to respondent no.4 i.e. Finance Controller, Directorate of Education (Secondary Education), U.P., Allahabad for its compliance within the time granted which was four months. The affidavit in support of the application for condonation of delay is absolutely silent as to when Standing Counsel informed th