IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.
Dig Up Police Headquaters Allahabad, Under The Control Of S.P. Rampur – Appellant
Versus
Mithlesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Abdul Moin, J.
(Order on I.A. Nos.1/2024 and 3/2025)
1. Heard learned Standing counsel for the appellant.
2. These are the applications for condonation of delay in filing the appeal and the supplementary affidavit in support of the said application.
3. Delay is of 700 days.
4. Notice has been issued to the respondents by this Court on 15.01.2025.
5. As per the office report dated 07.03.2025, notice has been served on respondents No.1 & 3 personally and on respondents No.2 & 4 through mother and thus, as per the office report dated 07.03.2025, service of notice upon the respondents is sufficient. However, nobody responds on behalf of the respondents, as such, the Court proceeds to hear and decide the applications for condonation of delay.
6. Learned Standing counsel has placed reliance on the applications for condonation of delay as well as the supplementary affidavit justifying the delay in filing the appeal in order to explain the delay of 700 days which has occurred in filing of the appeal. He contends that the judgment was pronounced by the learned Tribunal on 30.09.2022. The learned Advocate conducting the said matter informed about the said judgment through his letter dated
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