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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
Attau Rahman Masoodi, Subhash Vidyarthi, JJ.
Prashant Kumar Mishra – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Home Deptt. Lko. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Subhash Vidyarthi, J.
1. Heard Sri J. N. Mathur, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Mohd. Mansoor and Sri Mohd. Danish Advocates, the learned counsel for the appellants, Sri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Sri Prafulla Kumar Yadav, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State/opposite parties no.1 to 4, Sri Ratnesh Chandra, the learned counsel for the opposite parties no.5 to 19 and perused the records.
2. By means of the instant intra Court appeal filed under Chapter VIII, Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 the appellants have challenged the validity of a judgment and order dated 08.01.2025, passed by an Hon’ble Single Judge Bench of this Court in Writ-A No.4610 of 2024: Ravi Kumar Shukla and others Vs. State of U.P. and others, which was decided along with Writ-A No.7284 of 2024, Prabhat Kumar Pandey Vs. State of U.P. and others.
3. The aforesaid Writ Petition had been filed by 15 petitioners, who have been arrayed as opposite parties no.5 to 19 in this Special Appeal, against the appellants, who were opposite parties no.1 to 4 in the writ petition challenging the validity of a resolution passed in a m
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