JUDGMENT :

(Arvind Kumar Mishra-I, J.)

1. Heard Sri Hari Shankar Jain, learned senior counsel for the applicants through virtual mode, Sri Vishnu Shankar Jain, Sri Prabhash Pandey and Sri Pradeep Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Punit Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the respondent no.1, Sri Wajahat Hussain Khan, learned senior counsel assisted by Sri Nasiruzzaman and Sri J.H. Khan, learned counsel for the respondent no.2, Sri Prateek Rai, learned counsel for the respondent no.3, Sri Birendra Prasad Maurya, Sri Kamlesh Narayan Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and Sri Radhey Shyam Yadav, learned counsel for the proposed respondent no.5, Sri Manish Goyal, learned Additional Advocate General for the State appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Court, who is assisted by Ms. Anjali Goklani, Advocate.

2. Noticeable that in this case, an impleadment application was moved on behalf of Mahendra Pratap Singh, Advocate who also wanted hearing on point of transfer, thus praying that he be impleaded as proposed respondent no.5. The impleadment application was supported by affidavit sworn by deponent Vivek Kumar Mishra whereby averments were made in the accompanying