Allahabad High Court
WPIL/2339/2026 of WAKIL Vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 5 OTHERS on 29 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2339 of 2026 Court No. - 51 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 4. Sri Azad Rai has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 5. 2. The
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2339 of 2026
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 4. Sri Azad Rai has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 5.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to ensure removal of all encroachments made by the encroachers over plot no.200 recorded as Banjar in the revenue records relating to Village Sharifpur, Tehsil Handia, District Prayagraj.
3. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach appropriate authority by moving an application under Section 67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, in view of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Amaruddin Ansari Vs. State of U.P. and 5 others, passed in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.655 of 2026, decided on 18.03.2026, upholding the Coordinate Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kanhaiya Lal Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in 2023 (12) ADJ 226.
4. In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application before the appropriate authority, under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. If any such application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided, in accordance with law. September 30, 2026 Ranjeet Sahu Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Parth Shukla, Satyam Mishra, Shailendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) Wakil .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad