Ashwani Tiwari and Another v. State of Up and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Special Appeal No. 350 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, order dated April 3, 2026, Coram: Saumitra Dayal Singh, J. and Swarupama Chaturvedi, J. Appellants Ashwani Tiwari and another versus State of U.P. and 2 others. Subject: challenge to reservation on the ground that the Constitutional limits for reservation have been increased; matter requires consideration. Directions: office to correct counsel's name for respondent no. 3 as Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ansari; three weeks to file counter affidavit, one week thereafter for rejoinder affidavit; listed in the week commencing 11th May, 2026; liberty to mention. Counsel: Harsh Mohd. Dwivedi, Kamlakar Dwivedi, Saleem Khan for appellants; C.S.C., Fazlul Haque Siddiqui and Fuzail Ahmad Ansari for respondents. No statutes or precedents cited; no final disposal; no holdings recorded.
What did the court decide?
Interim/procedural order only, no merits decided: three weeks' time granted to learned counsel for the respondent to file counter affidavit in the appeal; original petitioner-appellants to have one week thereafter to file rejoinder affidavit; matter to be listed in the week commencing 11th May, 2026; liberty granted to parties to make mention; office directed to correct counsel's name for respondent no. 3 to reflect Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ansari.