Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42592-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 739 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. through its Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Lko. and 7 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pradeep Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Akash Sinha (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the District Magistrate to conduct fair inquiry in relation to the illegal mining undertaken by respondents no. 7 and 8 in village Baravan, Tehsil Haidergarh, District Barabanki qua the land comprised in Gata No. 971 Min. recorded as Naveen Parti Gata No. 972. 2. Submissions have been made that the illegal mining of soil has been undertaken qua the land in question by respondents no. 7 and 8 and despite repeated complaints in this regard, no action has been taken by the respondents. 3. Instructions have been produced by the learned Standing Counsel signed by Sub-Divisional Officer, Haidergarh, Barabanki, inter alia, indicating that the land in question is of playground wherein on account of construction of expressway, lot of rubble was lying and for the purpose of getting the same useful, the rubble has been got cleared through MGNREGA scheme wherein a payment to the tune of Rs. 3,44,043/- has been made. He submitted that the allegations made pertaining to illegal mining are factually incorrect, only rubble has been removed and permissions in this regard was obtained from the department. 4. Counsel for the petitioner contested the submissions made and indicated that an inquiry in this regard is required to be undertaken by the District Magistrate. 5. Having gone through the instructions produced, which are taken on record, which are duly signed by the S.D.O. along with the report of Lekhpal of the area concerned, coupled with the documents of MGNREGA as well as the instructions issued with regard to the undertaking of the work in question, we don't find any reason to further proceed with the present PIL. The same, accordingly, stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 P.Sri./Arvind (Jaspreet Singh, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- PUNEET SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench