Virendra Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Special Appeal No. 704 of 2022, decided 19.11.2022 (Manoj Misra & Vikas Budhwar, JJ.). Virendra Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. & 4 Others. Intra-court appeal against single Judge's order dated 31.10.2022 rejecting stay application in pending writ petition concerning seniority of fifth respondent; underlying appellate order by Joint Director of Education under Regulation 3(1)(f), Chapter II, Regulations under U.P. Intermediate Act, 1921. Court declined to entertain appeal on grounds of pendency of writ petition and doubtful maintainability of appeal against writ-jurisdiction order; appeal dismissed. Keywords: seniority; stay application; maintainability of intra-court appeal; interim order; U.P. Intermediate Education Act regulations.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no good reason to entertain the intra-court appeal, having regard to the pendency of the writ petition (with a date fixed for consideration after receipt of response) and the doubtful maintainability of the appeal, and accordingly dismissed the appeal.