HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 733 of 2026 Court No. - 39 HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J. Ref.: Civil Misc. Delay Condonation Application No.01 of 2026 1. Present appeal has been filed with a delay of 22 days. 2. Cause shown is sufficient. Delay in filing the present appeal is condoned. Delay condonation application is allowed. Ref.: Appeal 3. Heard Sri Sameer Srivastava, learned counsel for the original petitioner-appellant, Sri Ankit Gaur, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and perused the record. 4. Present intra-Court appeal has arisen against the judgment and order dated 31.07.2026 passed by the learned single judge in Rana Pratap Suraj vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and 6 others, 2026:AHC:159748. By that order, the learned single judge has dismissed the writ petition. To the extent, it is undisputed to the petitioner-appellant that he is a member of the Committee of Management, we find no error in the order of the learned single judge in observing that the petitioner has no locus to maintain the writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondents to decide the petitioner's individual representation dated 09.03.2026. 5. Since the petitioner is a member of the Committee of Management, he may have no locus to approach the Court. His status being that of a member, he may only be called as a witness whenever action may be Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Sameer Srivastava, Shivanshu Mehta Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Rana Pratap Suraj .....Appellant(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) proposed to be taken by the Committee, but he may not litigate in his capacity as an individual member. That right may exist in and be exercised by the Committee of Management. 6. In view of the above, the present appeal stands dismissed. No order as to costs. October 7, 2026 Anurag/- SPLAD No. 733 of 2026 2 (Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad