HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3081 of 2025 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Mool Chandra Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shiv Pratap Singh, learned counsel for respondent nos. 4 and 5/Zila Panchayat, Sri Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent-gaon sabha and Sri Shashi Kant Kushwaha, learned standing counsel for the state-respondents. 2. The instant Public Interest Litigation has been filed for the following reliefs:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing respondent nos. 1 to 6 to ensure construction of 20 meters public path, for which Rs. 5.97 lacs has been allotted by means of tender by the Zila Panchayat, Jaunpur in Village and Gram Panchayat Lakhnepur @ Lakhnipur under Block & Tehsil Badalapur, District Jaunpur. B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent nos. 7 to 10, who are raising hindrance in the construction of the path in question. C. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the authorities of Zila Panchayat Jaunpur to ensure the construction by means of the allotted fund. D. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Samadhan Diwas Prabhari Badlapur, District- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hari Shankar, Mool Chandra Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C., Shiv Pratap Singh Shiv Prasad Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 9 Others .....Respondent(s) Jaunpur to decide the application dated 02.08.2025 in respect to construction of public path in question. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that appropriate direction be issued for construction of road of the remaining area over the plot in question. 4. Learned standing counsel, counsel for the Zila Panchayat and the counsel for the gaon sabha submitted that the plot in question is recorded as abadi, as such, the prayer made in the instant petition cannot be allowed. 5. I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 6. There is no dispute about the fact that the plot in question is recorded as abadi in the revenue records. 7. The prayer made in the instant petition cannot be allowed by this Court. 8. The Public Interest Litigation is dismissed. October 13, 2025 C.Prakash WPIL No. 3081 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad