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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
ARUN BHANSALI, C.J., KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA
Keshbhan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Kshitij Shailendra, J.
1. Heard Shri Gajendra Pratap Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Jai Singh Parihar for the appellants, learned Standing Counsel for respondents no. 1 to 3 and Shri Anil Bhushan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Manish Kumar Pandey for respondents no. 4 to 8 in Special Appeal No. 371 of 2026. Same learned Senior Advocates have been heard in the connected Special Appeal Defective No. 337 of 2026, but from reverse side.
2. These two special appeals raise challenge to the order dated 13.03.2026 whereby the learned Single Judge has disposed of Writ – C No. 8732 of 2026 (Dr. Keshbhan Singh and another vs. State of U.P. and 7 others) setting aside the order dated 13.02.2026 impugned therein and remitting the matter to the Commissioner, Jhansi Division, Jhansi (‘Commissioner’) to decide an appeal only qua order passed under Section 25(2) of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (‘the Act’). The learned Single Judge has further observed that so far as order passed by the Commissioner under Section 4-A of the Act is concerned, the private respondents will have liberty to avail legally available remedy.
3. Since the order passed by the learned
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