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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:50320 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 33460 of 2008 Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Subhash Chandra,P.K.Singh,Rajesh Kumar Patel,Ten Singh,Vijay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,B.R. Maurya,Jai Ram Patel Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.
1. This Court has passed following order on 21.7.2008:
" Supplementary affidavit filed today be kept on record. Learned Standing Counsel appears for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Srı Anuj Kumar Singh appears for respondent no.5 while Sri B.R. Maurya appears for respondent no.6. Issue notice to respondent nos.3, 4, 7 and 8 by registered post. Steps may be taken within a week. The respondents may file the counter affidavits within a period of four weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, may be filed within two weeks thereafter. List this petition for admission/hearing before the appropriate Court after the expiry of the aforesaid period. Till the next date of listing, the process for appointment of the female candidate may go on, but the appointment letter shall not be issued."
2. Prayer was later on amended on 18.12.2013 to challenge the orders dated 26.2.2008, 3.3.2008 and 26.2.2008, though no amended writ petition was filed.
3. This writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution on 18.10.2008 however, it was restored on 4.9.2009, thereafter also it was dismissed for want of prosecution on 23.2.2012 and it was
again restored on 27.4.2012.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner again remained lethargic and did not appear, therefore, this writ petition was again dismissed for want of prosecution on 2.5.2018 and in the interest of justice, this writ petition was again restored on 26.10.2018.
5. Thereafter, this writ petition was listed twice, but was adjourned on the request of learned counsel for the petitioner. Today also,
learned counsel for the petitioner is not present.
6. Sri A.K.Nagwanshi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel submits that much water has flown and now the scheme of appointment of Shiksha Mitra has abandoned, therefore, claim of the petitioner cannot be considered which could be a reason that the petitioner or his counsel are not diligent to pursue this case.
7. In the aforesaid circumstances, taking note of subsequent events, no relief could be granted to the petitioner at this belated stage, therefore, this writ petition is dismissed with a cost of Rs.5000/- to be paid by the counsel for the petitioner in the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad.
8. In case cause still survives, petitioner may approach this Court by way of filing a recall/review application within a period of eight weeks along with receipt of payment of cost.
9. A copy of this order be send to the petitioner at given address.
10. Registrar (Compliance) to take steps.
Order Date :- 8.4.2025 SB Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad