ITEM NO.24 COURT NO.15 SECTION XI
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 6618/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-10-2025 in SAD No. 391/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench]
STATE OF U.P. & ANR. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RAJENDRA PRATAP & ORS. Respondent(s)
IA No. 45639/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 45645/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. Date : 20-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, AOR Mr. J. Tarun Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Singh Somaria, Adv. Mr. Narendra Pandey, Adv. For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. Delay condoned.
2. Although the High Court ought not to have dismissed
the Writ Appeal only on the ground of delay of 262 days,
however, we have examined the matter on merits and we are
not inclined to entertain this Special Leave Petition on
merits.
3. Accordingly, the Special Leave Petition is
dismissed.
4. Pending a...