HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 17 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. Order on delay condonation application 1. Heard. 2. Cause shown for delay in filing the appeal appears to be sufficient and is to the satisfaction of this Court. 3. Application is allowed. Consequently, delay in filing the special appeal is hereby condoned. Order on appeal 4. The instant appeal is dismissed. 5. For detailed reasons, see our order of even date passed in Special Appeal Defective No.586 of 2023 (State of U.P. and another v. Dr. Om Prakash Gupta and another). September 19, 2025 Manish Himwan Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rakesh Chandra Tewari (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Finance Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Appellant(s) Dr. Ganga Shanker Ojha And 13 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- MANISH HIMWAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench