SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 408 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 408 of 2025 State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Technical Education Lko. And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Gurdeep Singh .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Birendra Prasad Singh Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. C.M.A. No.1 of 2025 (Application for Condonation of Delay) 1. Heard. 2. Having gone through the affidavit filed in support of delay condonation application in filing the special appeal, cause shown for the delay in filing the special appeal is sufficient. The application is allowed and the delay in filing the special appeal is condoned. Order on Appeal 3. This is an appeal by the State against the judgment and order dated 07.04.2025 passed in Writ-A No.2001433 of 2013. 4. The facts of the case in brief are that after being initially appointed on 24.10.1975 as Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Government Polytechnic, Kanpur, the respondent-petitioner was considered for promotion to the post of Joint Director, Technical Education, Department of Government of U.P. in the Departmental Promotion Committee (hereinafter