State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others v. Deependra Prakash Tiwari
Case brief
What is this about?
Short division bench order of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:16066-DB) dated 20.3.2025 in Special Appeal Defective No. 121 of 2025, State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. & 3 others (appellants; counsel Tushar Verma, S.C.) v. Deependra Prakash Tiwari (respondent; counsel Rama Kant Dixit), coram Arun Bhansali, C.J. and Jaspreet Singh, J. Key points for retrieval: condonation of 289-day delay in filing special appeal; dismissal of State appeal following co-ordinate Bench precedent in State of U.P. v. Jag Prasad Chaubey, Special Appeal No. 191 of 2024, decided 06.09.2024; counsel for appellants unable to dispute coverage; revenue department appeal dismissed without independent adjudication of merits.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeal condoned; the appeal is dismissed in view of and for the reasons indicated in the decision in Jag Prasad Chaubey (Supra).