SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 276 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 276 of 2025 State of U.P. through Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Lucknow and 5 others …..Appellant(s) Versus Mohit Dixit and another …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : V.P. Nag (A.C.S.C.) Counsel for Respondent(s) : Sanjay Kumar Singh Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J. 1. The appeal is barred by 264 days. An application seeking condonation of delay has been filed. 2. For the reasons indicated in the application, supported by affidavit, the same is allowed. The delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 3. This appeal is directed against order dated 09.09.2024 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ-A No. 7436 of 2024, whereby the writ petition filed by respondent no.1 has been allowed and orders dated 07.06.2024 passed by appellant no.4 and 31.08.2020 passed by appellant no.5 have been quashed. 4. The petition was filed seeking to question the validity of order of punishment dated 31.08.2020 passed by District Development Officer, Lucknow, whereby respondent was inflicted with the penalty of stoppage o