ARVIND SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. THE PRIN. SECY. ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPTT. LKO. AND 5 OTHERS
WRIC/6742/2025 · 2025-07-17
Manish Kumar, Rajan Roy
body2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40874-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6742 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arvind Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. The Prin. Secy. Environment Forest And Climate Change Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Bahadur Singh,Sudhanshu Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.
1. Heard.
2. The petitioner claims that his grandfather had sold certain land to a College but had not sold the trees existing thereon which are 158 in number. Now, the said College wants to cut the trees which is illegal. The petitioner has represented to the Regional Forest Officer, Janakpur Range, Tulsipur, Balrampur. Disputes relating to title pertaining to trees existing on the land in question cannot be decided under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The remedies are elsewhere. If the Forest Department has any role in the matter it is free to act as per law.
3. The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail other remedies as may be prescribed in law. [Manish Kumar, J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Order Date :- 17.7.2025 Santosh/- Digitally signed by :- SANTOSH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench