WRIT - C No. 598 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 598 of 2026 Surendra Kumar Rai And Another .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Hari Narayan Singh, Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, Sanjay Kumar Om Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court, Sri Rahul Sahai, learned counsel who is appointed as Amicus curiae by this Court is present. Learned Standing Counsel accepted notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri H.N.Singh, learned counsel for respondent No.4 and Sri Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, learned counsel for respondent No.5. 2. Learned Standing Counsel placed Instructions dated 23.01.026 received under the signatures of Executive Engineer placed before the Court, the same is taken on record. 3. After going through the same, it is argued by Sri Rahul Sahai, learned counsel that justice would be sub served in case the appellate authority before whom the appeal along with delay condonation application is pending be directed to decide first of all delay condonation application within time bound period. 4. In this view of the matter