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2025 DAILYLAW 140379 (ALL)

PRATAP NARAYAN DUBEY v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. REVENUE LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/6907/2025 · 2025-07-24

Pankaj Bhatia

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42738 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6907 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pratap Narayan Dubey Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Revenue Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Kumar Singh,Dinesh Kumar,Raj Mani Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. The present petition has been filed for the following reliefs :- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to take legal action against opposite parties to recover the amount misused by opposite parties as per the provision given in Section 95 (1) (ch) (three) of UP Panchayat Raj Act 1947. (ii) Issue such other suitable writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case; may also be passed. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, who is the complainant, stating that the findings recorded in the preliminary inquiry conducted against the Gram Pradhan are erroneous. It transpires that the petitioner had made certain complaints regarding the working of the Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Belwa Bazar, District Gonda, pursuant to which a preliminary inquiry was conducted, and the allegations were found to be not true. Challenging the said preliminary inquiry, the present writ petition has been filed. No right, much less a legal right, has shown to be violated warranting exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petition lacks merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. (Pankaj Bhatia, J) Order Date :- 24.7.2025 A.Dewal Digitally signed by :- ASHISH DEWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHISH DEWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench