Allahabad High Court
KANHAIYA LAL CHAUHAN AND 153 OTHERSversusState of UP AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered that the English translation of the Government Order dated 23 May 2014 be circulated to the appearing advocates.
Summary
Petitioners Kanhaiya Lal Chauhan and 152 others filed a writ petition before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad seeking a copy of the English translation of a Government Order dated 23 May 2014. The petition was heard by Hon'ble Justices Arindam Sinha and Satya Veer Singh. Counsel for the petitioners, Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate, together with senior advocate Ashok Khare, requested that the translation be provided. The State was represented by Vineet Kumar Singh, C.S.C., Siddharth Singhal and Additional Chief Standing Counsel Sudhanshu Srivastava, while respondent No.4 (the commission) was represented by Akhilesh Kumar Maurya. The Court ordered that the English translation of the Government Order be circulated to the appearing advocates. The matter was listed for further hearing on 11 May 2026 at 2:00 PM. No substantive legal issue beyond the procedural direction was decided.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to a copy of the English translation of the Government Order dated 23 May 2014
Subjects
- government order
- translation
- court procedure
- writ petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 12290 of 2024
Kanhaiya Lal Chauhan And 153 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Vineet Kumar Singh, C.S.C., Siddharth
Singhal
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J.
HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J.
1. Mr. Ashok Khare, learned senior advocate appearing for petitioners
submits, he requires copy of English translation of Government Order
(GO) dated 23rd May, 2014, which we had got made from the
department. Mr. Sudhanshu Srivastava, learned advocate, Additional
Chief Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State and Mr. Akhilesh
Kumar Maurya, learned advocate holding the brief appears for respondent
no.4 (the commission). Mr. H.N. Singh, learned senior advocate appears
for applicants-interveners.
2. Copy of the English translation be circulated to appearing learned
advocates.
3. List on 11th May, 2026 marked at 2:00 PM.
(Arindam Sinha,J.)
(Satya Veer Singh,J.)
May 7, 2026
Mohini
Digitally signed by :-
MOHINI RAI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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