SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 146 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 146 of 2026 Kumari Mithilesh @ Mithilesh Kumari .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. Principal Secretary, Irrigation Department, Lucknow and 2 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Vinod Kumar Srivastava, Puneet Asthana Counsel for Respondent(s) : V.P. Nag (A.C.S.C.) Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J. 1. This appeal is directed against order dated 15.04.2024 passed by learned Single Judge, whereby the petition filed by the petitioner- appellant ('appellant') seeking appointment on the post of Seenchpal has been dismissed. 2. The appeal is barred by 632 days. 3. An application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed inter alia indicating that after passing of the order by learned Single Judge on 15.04.2024, another writ petition seeking similar relief being Writ-A No. 3380 of 2024 was filed by the appellant, which was permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to file special appeal, by learned Single Judge which has led to the delay in filing the special appeal. 4. The ground sought to be raised essentially amounts to an adm