JUDGMENT :

(Per Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J.)

1. The appeal is reported to be beyond time by 211 days. Delay in filing the special appeal has been sufficiently explained.

2. Heard Sri Ashish Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents.

3. In the interest of justice, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay in filing the special appeal.

4. The delay condonation application no. 1 of 2020 is allowed.

5. Office is directed to allot a regular number to this appeal.

6. Challenge in the present special appeal is to the judgment and order dated 15.11.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ A.No. 17576 of 2019 (Manish Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and another), whereby the writ petition has been dismissed.

7. The writ petitioner is the appellant before us.

8. The matter pertains to the 'Male and Female Constable Recruitment 2018' initiated pursuant to an advertisement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board.

9. The principal relief sought in the writ petition was for a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to reappear in the re-medical examination and further that a se