SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 20 of 2021 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 20 of 2021 State Of U.P.Thru Prin.Secy. Youth Welfare Lucknow And Ors. .....Appellant(s) Versus Vishnu Shankar Singh .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rakesh Kumar Singh Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. This appeal under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules 1952 is delayed by 611 days. The impugned judgment is dated 12.4.2019. The limitation for filing appeal under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of Allahabad High Court Rules is 30 days as provided in Chapter IX, Rule 10 (1) of Allahabad High Court Rules read with Article 117 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Appeal has been filed on 12.01.2021, i.e. with a delay of 611 days. The limitation for filing appeal expired much prior to 15.03.2020 which is the date from which the benefit of limitation was extended in such matters consequent to onset of COVID 2019 pandemic, meaning thereby the benefit of orders passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in this regard are not available in this appeal. We have gone through the affidavit filed in support of application for condonation for delay. It spe