GAURAV RAI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. REVENUE LKO. AND 5 OTHERS
WPIL/255/2025 · 2025-03-24
Pankaj Bhatia
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:16666 Court No. - 6 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 255 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gaurav Rai Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel and Shri Rajesh Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for respondent No.6.
2. The present petition has been filed with the following relief:
"1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding to the opposite parties particularly opposite party No. 2 to 5 to remove the illegal encroachment, over the Pond land (Talab) Gata No. 1127(b)/ 0.1010 hectare. situated at village vijaythuwa Rajapur(Raman ka Purwa) Pargana aldemau tahsil Kadipur District Sultanpur that the beneficiary to get justice."
3. Learned counsel for respondent No.6 states that earlier one Ajay Kumar Prabhakar had filed a writ petition against the father of the respondent. Now, another petitioner, the present petitioner, i.e., Gaurav Rai has approached this Court by impleading him as respondent No.6.
4. Incidentally, the counsel for petitioner in both the cases is same. The fact with regard to the earlier Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.944 of 2024 has not been disclosed. Finding the said to be a material concealment by the counsel, who was the counsel for both the petitioners. The said fact was confronted to learned counsel for the petitioner. He seeks the liberty of this Court to withdraw the petition.
5. In view thereof, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, a cost of Rs.100/- is imposed on Shri Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Advocate for concealing the material facts, approaching this Court and wasting the time of the Court.
6. Shri Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Advocate shall pay the cost of Rs.100/- to the Oudh Bar Association Library within a week. Order Date :- 24.3.2025 Ashutosh Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench