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BANWARI LAL SWAMI v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

WPIL/3046/2025 · 2025-10-08

Arun Bhansali, Kshitij Shailendra

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3046 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition purportedly in public interest has been filed by the petitioner claiming himself to have been authorized by Bhaichara All India Truck Operators Welfare Association inter-alia questioning the conduct of the RTO and ARTO, Auraiya and take disciplinary and criminal action against those found responsible. 2. Several allegations have been made regarding the officers challaning the vehicles in question at an exorbitant amount, and the amount being paid by the truck owners, receipt of lesser amount is being issued and that for the period the vehicle remains seized, the amount in the name of parking charges are also being recovered. 3. A perusal of the petition indicates that the petition purportedly has been filed for the benefit of the truck operators, who are members of the Welfare Association. Filing of a Public Interest Litigation, for the benefit of the members of the association by terming the same as a public interest cannot be countenanced. 4. Besides the fact qua the alleged illegal activity of the respondents, the aggrieved persons can always question the validity of the action, as has been done in the case of Narayan Das v. State of U.P. and another : Writ - A No. 12460 of 2025, which petition is pending consideration before the competent court. 5. In view thereof, no case for entertaining the present petition under the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : S.B.Singh, Shashwat Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Jagdish Pathak, S.C. Banwari Lal Swami .....Petitioner(s) The State of Uttar Pradesh and 3 others .....Respondent(s) label of Public Interest Litigation is made out. The same is, therefore, dismissed. October 9, 2025 nd WPIL No. 3046 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- NISITH DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad