SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 756 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 756 of 2025 Rahul and 4 others …..Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P., through Principal Secretary and 5 others …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Prabhakar Awasthi (Sr. Adv.) with Saurabh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rajiv Singh (S.C.), Grijesh Tiwari Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. Heard Shri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Saurabh Tripathi appearing for the appellants, learned Standing Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 and Shri Grijesh Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for the private respondents. 2. The present appeal is reported to be beyond time by 130 days. An application seeking condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed and in the affidavit supporting the application, it is stated that delay has occurred on account of the fact that copy of the election proceedings, as set up by the respondents, was sought from the office of the Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Prayagraj, which could become available to the appellants on 22.08.2025 and, therefore, dela