(1.) Heard Sri Mohd. Arif Khan, learned Senior Advocate as- sisted by Sri Mohd. Aslam Khan and Sri Shadab Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sharad Nandan Ojha, learned counsel for respondent No. 2, learned Additional CSC for respondent Nos. 1, 4 and 6 and Sri Pankaj Gupta, learned counsel for respondent No. 5.
(2.) In compliance of earlier order of this Court dtd. 7/7/2025, S.D.M. Patti, Pratapgarh and C.R.O. Pratapgarh are present before this Court in person.
(3.) The affidavit filed by learned Additional CSC today in Court may be taken on record.