SPECIAL APPEAL No. 283 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 283 of 2026 Capt. (In) Ak Sharma (Retd.) .....Appellant(s) Versus Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Anil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Dinesh Varun, Rajesh Tripathi Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard Sri V.K. Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Anil Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the original petitioner, Sri Rajesh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government and Sri Arimardan Singh Rajput, learned Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of the present intra-court appeal, challenge has been raised to the order dated 10.02.2026 passed by the learned single in Major Dr. Sanjay Srivastava v. Union of India and 4 Others, 2026:AHC:31074. By that order learned single judge has dismissed the writ petition and found that the petitioner is not entitled to continue as Zila Sainik Welfare Officer (hereinafter referred to as 'ZSWO') for a term of five years, under the latest guidelines dated 30.08.2024. 3. The submissions advanced by learned single judge are that the petitioner was ori