Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42469-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 305 of 2025 Appellant :- State of U.P through Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. and 2 others Respondent :- Bhanu Pratap Singh Counsel for Appellant :- C.S.C., Aniruddh Singh (S.C.) Counsel for Respondent :- Sanjay Kumar Singh Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. 1. Office has reported that the appeal is barred by 168 days. 2. For the reasons indicated in the application supported by affidavit, the application is allowed. 3. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that issue, as raised in the present appeal, is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in State of U.P. Thru. Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Lko. & 3 others v. Jag Prasad Chaubey (Special Appeal No. 191 of 2024 decided on 6.09.2024), wherein similar nature appeal has been dismissed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 5. Counsel for the appellants is not in a position to dispute the same. 6. In view thereof, for the reasons indicated in the case of Jag Prasad Chaubey (Supra), the present appeal is also dismissed. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 P.Sri./Arvind (Jaspreet Singh, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- PUNEET SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench