Shubham Gupta v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of Defence New Delhi and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) interim/procedural order in a writ petition (WRIT - A No. - 2502 of 2026) by Shubham Gupta against the Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, and 3 others; directions limited to filing of counter affidavit (three weeks) and rejoinder affidavit (a week thereafter), listing thereafter, and subordination of further course to the final outcome of the writ petition; no merits decided; Judge: Shree Prakash Singh; dated March 12, 2026; counsel: Piyush Pathak, Neeraj Kumar Baghel, Vivek Kumar Pandey (petitioner); A.S.G.I. and Prakash Kumar Sinha (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: respondents to file counter affidavit within three weeks; petitioner granted a week thereafter to file rejoinder affidavit; matter to be listed thereafter; further course of action subject to the final outcome of the writ petition. No substantive relief granted or denied at this stage.