Shashi Kant Mishra v. State of Up and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Short interim/procedural order of the Allahabad High Court, single judge (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.), dated 12.1.2026, in Writ-A No. 17053 of 2025, Shashi Kant Mishra v. State of U.P. and 2 Others. Relevant for: exemption from personal appearance of district officials (Dy. District Magistrate Mahendra Singh and Tehsildar Diksha Pandey, Lalganj, Mirzapur) in writ proceedings; tender of unconditional apology by officials for delayed submission of instructions to the standing counsel; practice of re-listing a matter 'as fresh' before the appropriate Bench (next date 21.1.2026, following order of 6.1.2026). Petitioner's counsel: Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate; respondents represented by C.S.C. No statute, section or precedent is cited; no substantive issue framed or decided; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: instructions of the State taken on record with copy to petitioner's counsel; time granted to file response; matter to be listed fresh on 21.1.2026 before the appropriate Bench; personal appearance of the Dy. District Magistrate and Tehsildar, Lalganj, Mirzapur exempted for future dates unless otherwise required. The writ petition itself was not decided.