- 8 December 2025. Delay condoned. Issue notice, returnable within four weeks.
- 16 January 2026. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent State of Uttar Pradesh submits that the counter affidavit has been filed only yesterday. Copy to the same to be provided to the learned counsel for the petitioner today itself. Learned counsel for the petitioner has two weeks' time to file rejoinder affidavit, if necessary.
- 2 February 2026. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Order/Judgment reserved.
- 19 February 2026. 1. Heard. 2. Briefly stated, facts relevant and necessary for appreciation of the issues raised in the instant writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India are as follows.
- 19 February 2026. List this case on 26 th May, 2026 in terms of the signed order.
- 26 May 2026. Although learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, submits that the Report from the Sessions Judge, Meerut, after due inquiry, has been dispatched on 19th May, 2026 by registered post. According to the office report dated 25 th May, 2026, no such Report has been received from the Sessions Judge, Meerut.
- 29 May 2026. 1. Heard. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration regarding the date of birth of the petitioner as being 01.02.1968 and a consequential direction to declare the petitioner to be a juvenile within the meaning of Juvenile Justice (C
- 29 May 2026. In terms of the signed order, the writ petition is allowed and the petitioner shall be released from prison forthwith, if not wanted in any other case. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Arvind Singh Sangwan, Mr. Aniruddh Singh Shera, Ms. Vanya Gupta, Ms. Monika Anand, Mr. Shantanu Singh Sangwan, Mr. Anirudh Singh Shera, Mr. Shivendra Singh, Ms. Sanjukta Das, Mr. Ankur Baliyan Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Dr. Vijendra Singh, Ms. Ashwina Lakra, Mr. Divyesh Pratap Singh, Ms. Apurva Singh
