Mohd. Anees and Ors v. The State of U.P.Throu.Secy.Basic Education Lko.And Ors

Chief Justice's Court Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 522 of 2018 Appellant :- Mohd. Anees And Ors. Respondent :- The State Of U.P.Throu.Secy.Basic Education Lko.And Ors. Counsel for Appellant :- Dr. V.K. Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ajay Kumar Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,Chief Justice Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Heard Dr. V.K. Singh, learned Counsel for the appellant, Shri Ashish Saxena, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Shri Ajay Kumar, learned Counsel for the opposite parties no. 2 & 3. Having heard the learned Counsels for the parties and perused the record, we condone the delay in filing the appeal, as the petitioner had filed a review application which was dismissed vide order dated 20.08.2018. Therefore, this appeal has been filed. So far as, the merits of the appeal is concerned, we find that the selection in question was held in 1994 and we are now in 2023. The selection must have been given effect and appointments must have been made. All the appellants are above the age of 50 years. The appellants, as of now are aged 60, 58, 55, 57, 53 & 57 years. No substantive relief can be granted to the appellants at this stage. We do not find it a fit case to enter into the merits of the matter. Accordingly, this appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Order Date :- 18.5.2023 Lokesh Kumar [Rajan Roy, J.] [Pritinker Diwaker, CJ.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench