SPECIAL APPEAL No. 88 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 88 of 2026 Alok Tikkoo .....Appellant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Finance U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Siddharth Nandwani, Prashant Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard Shri Siddharth Nandwani, learned Counsel for appellant, Shri Gaurav Mehrotra, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Akber Ahmad and Ms. Alina Masoodi, learned Counsel for the respondent No.3 and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. This is an appeal under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 against the judgment and order dated 02.02.2026 passed by the Writ Court in Writ C No.12750 of 2025 (Alok Tikkoo vs. State of U.P. and Others). 3. The appellant herein filed the aforesaid writ petition challenging an order passed by the Deputy Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Lucknow under Section 25(2) of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act, 1860') declaring the final electoral college for the elections to the Governing Body o