Vijay Shankar Awasthi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim/scheduling order of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 16, dated October 15, 2025, by Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, J. in APPLICATION U/S 482 No. 8382 of 2025: Vijay Shankar Awasthi (applicant; counsel Sagar Singh and Shri Ram Maurya) versus State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Home, Lucknow and 4 others (counsel G.A., Aditya Tewari; Sanjay Shanker Pandey for opposite party no. 2). The order records that the applicant's supplementary affidavit was taken on record, directs the opposite party no. 2's counsel to file a counter affidavit within two weeks, allows a rejoinder within one week thereafter, and directs listing after expiry of that period. Purely procedural; no merits decision, no holdings, and no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim scheduling directions only: counter affidavit to be filed by opposite party no. 2 within two weeks, rejoinder affidavit if any within one week thereafter, and the matter to be listed after expiry of that period; the applicant's supplementary affidavit was taken on record.