SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 185 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 185 of 2026 Chhannu Lal .....Appellant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Shishir Pradhan, Harish Chandra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Standing Counsel and perused the material available on record. 2. This Special Appeal has been filed by the appellants under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 challenging the Judgment and order dated 05.07.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ-A No. 4767 of 2023 (Chhannu Lal vs. State of U.P. and others). This appeal has been filed on 11.02.2026. It is delayed by 923 days as on 11.02.2026 as reported by the office. Limitation for filing such appeal is 30 days as prescribed under Chapter IX Rule 10 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 read with Article 117 of the Schedule appended to the Limitation Act, 1963. 3. We have gone through the affidavit filed in support of the application for condonation of delay. It merely mentions about