PRADEEP KUMAR TRIVEDI vs STATE OF U.P. — C.A. No. 5839/1999

Case Summary: Pradeep Kumar Trivedi v. State of U.P. (C.A. No. 5839/1999) The Supreme Court remitted both civil appeals to the Allahabad High Court's Division Bench, setting aside the High Court's previous judgment. The appellants challenged their erroneous positioning in a seniority list that prevented their promotion to Executive Engineer. While the State of U.P. subsequently drew up a revised seniority list favorable to the appellants, the private respondents filed counter-petitions challenging it. The Court directed: appellants may amend their writ petitions within six weeks; private respondents may file objections within four weeks thereafter; all parties permitted one round of additional affidavits; and the High Court must dispose all related matters within six months. No opinion on merits was expressed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.