SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 210 of 2020 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 210 of 2020 Director Higher Education Lucknow And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Vipin Kumar And Ors. .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C Counsel for Respondent(s) : Yashovardhan Swarup, Savitra Vardhan Singh, Sharad Kumar Srivastava, Shubham Tripathi, Surya Prakash Singh, Vatsala Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. (C.M. Application No.45826 of 2020) 1. This is an application seeking condonation of delay in filing the special appeal. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellants, Sri Sharad Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for opposite party nos.1, 2 & 3 and Sri Surya Prakash Singh, learned counsel for opposite party nos.4 and 5. 3. This is an appeal challenging the judgment dated 24.05.2019 passed in Writ Petition No.14653 (S/S) of 2019. The appeal is delayed by 402 days as on 06.08.2020 which is the date of filing of the appeal. The judgment impugned is dated 24.05.2019. As per para 3 of the affidavit in support of the application for condonation of delay, the judgment came to the knowledge of Regional Higher Education Officer and he vide his letter dated 24.06