Allahabad High Court
RAVINDRA KUMAR AWASTHIversusSTATE OF UP AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The appeal is allowed on the same terms as the earlier decision.
Summary
The appellant, Ravindra Kumar Awasthi, filed a special appeal challenging a decision of the lower court. The High Court noted that an earlier case with identical facts, Ravindra Kumar Awasthi vs. State of U.P. and 5 others (2026), had been allowed. Relying on that precedent, the Court found no distinction in the present matter. Consequently, the appeal was allowed on the same terms as the earlier judgment. The order was pronounced by Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Vivek Saran on March 18, 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of the appeal given that the facts are identical to a previously decided case?
Subjects
- special appeal
- precedent
- identical facts
- appeal allowed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 1172 of 2025
Ravindra Kumar Awasthi
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, Vijay Raj Pal
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Alok Dwivedi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 3
HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J.
HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.
1. In identical facts, Ravindra Kumar Awasthi vs. State of U.P. and 5
others, 2026:AHC:55816-DB has been allowed.
2. Accordingly, for similarity of facts, present appeal is also allowed on
same terms.
(Vivek Saran,J.) (Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.)
March 18, 2026
Jaideep/-
Digitally signed by :-
JAIDEEP BANERJEE
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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