JUDGMENT :

(Om Prakash Shukla, J.)

1. Heard Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the appellants-State authorities and Dr. L. P. Misra along with Sri G.C. Verma, Sri J.B.S. Rathour, Sri Vinay Misra, Sri P. K. Singh Bisen, Sri Prashant Arora, Sri Samrendra Nath Pandey, Sri Hari Prakash Yadav, Sri Neerav Chaurasiya, Sri Krishna Madhav Shukla, Sri Ajay Kumar, Pt. S. Chandra, Sri Mohd. Ateeq Khan, Sri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, Sri Prasiddha Narayan Singh, Sri Ram Kumar Maurya, Sri Vindhya Washini Kumar, Sri Ghaus Beg, Sri Umesh Kumar Srivastava and Sri Pradeep Kumar Shukla, learned Counsel appearing for the respondents at length.

2. In Special Appeal Defective No. 98 of 2022, the office has reported a delay of 38 days.

3. Having heard learned Standing Counsel appearing for the appellants and the learned Counsel for appearing for the respondents and having gone through the averments made in the application seeking condonation of delay, we find that the delay has sufficiently been explained. Accordingly, the prayer for condonation of delay is allowed and the delay in filing t