SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 338 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 338 of 2025 Distt. Basic Education Officer, Amethi And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Rajat Mishra And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Shailendra Singh Rajawat Counsel for Respondent(s) : Dilip Kumar Pandey, C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. (I.A. No. 1 of 2025: Condonation of delay) Heard. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing the present special appeal. Cause for the delay in filing the special appeal shown in the affidavit, filed in support of the application, is satisfactory and convincing. The application is accordingly allowed. Delay is condoned. (Order in appeal) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. While it is true that the writ petition had been filed seeking compassionate appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher/Clerk, but it is equally true that prior to filing of the writ petition on 29.10.2018 the respondent/petitioner was offered compassionate appointment on Class- IV post. The said letter was sent to the respondent-petitioner, as claimed, but respondent-petitioner allegedly declined t