HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 3119 of 2024 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Piyush Kumar, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents No.1 to 6 and Sri Rishabh Tripathi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.7. 2. Despite notice being issued to respondent No.8 and having been served as per the office report dated 02.07.2024, none responds on behalf of the respondent No.8. 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. 4. There is a consensus at the bar that the matter in issue is squarely covered by the judgment and order of this Court passed in a bunch of writ petitions leading being Writ-A No.21492 of 2023 in re: Vinod Kumar Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and 3 others, decided on 30.09.2024. 5. Considering the aforesaid consensus, the writ petition is allowed. The order impugned dated 03.02.2024, a copy of which is Annexure- 1 to the petition, is quashed. 6. It is provided that the petitioner of the instant petition would also be entitled to the benefit of the aforesaid judgment. October 27, 2025 AKS Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pawan Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Raj Kr Singh Suryvanshi (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Prem Narayan Mishra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Secondary Education Lko. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench