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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2024 (arising out of SLP (C) Nos.5477-5478 of 2022
MEENA KUMARI APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
DHARAMENDRA PAL SINGH & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted
2. Heard Mr. Krishna Pal Singh, learned counsel appearing for the
appellant and Mr. R.K. Singh, learned counsel, appearing for the
respondent no.1. The State of Uttar Pradesh is represented by Mr.
Ankit Goel, learned counsel.
3. This is an inter se seniority dispute between the appellant
and the respondent no.1. The learned counsel for the appellant
refers to the proceedings dated 16.12.2020 in Special Appeal D
No.1267/2020 to point out the appellant was arrayed therein as the
respondent no.4 but no hearing was afforded by the Court, while
allowing the said Special Appeal, filed by the respondent no.1. It
is then submitted that a recall application was filed and in the
accompanying affidavit, it was specifically pleaded that although
mention of the case before the Division Bench was made by the other
side, the counsel for the present appellant was never informed.
That is why the respondent no.4 went unheard and unrepresented in
the said proceedings before the Division Bench on 16.12.2020.
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4. The learned counsel for the contesting respondent, however,
submits that even ...