SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 803 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 803 of 2025 Shri Ram and 9 others .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. through its Principal Secretary (Food And Civil Supply) and 4 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Girish Chandra Maurya, Bipin Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ramanand Pandey, A.C.S.C. Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This appeal is directed against order dated 15.07.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ C No. 18093 of 2025 whereby the writ petition filed by the appellants against order dated 15.04.2025 passed by Additional Commissioner (Administration) Kanpur Division, Kanpur restoring the fair price shop in favour of respondent no. 5, has been dismissed for lack of locus to challenge the said order. 2. The appeal is barred by 25 days. 3. An application seeking condonation of delay has been filed. 4. For the reasons indicated in the application, supported by affidavit, and looking to the quantum of delay, the application is allowed. 5. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 6. A complaint was made by one Vipin Kumar Rajput against the working of the fair p