Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44964 Court No. - 6 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 764 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shesh Narayan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenu Lko And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following relief: "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opp. parties to take action and remove the illegal encroachment from the pond land gata no. 786ka/0.2000 hect. recorded as Pond land in revenue records Shreni 6(1), and land gata no. 785/0.9140 hect., recorded as kumhar gaddha in the revenue records, situated in Village Pure Sukhdev Bajaha, Tehsil - Sadar, District -Pratapgarh, which is public utility land recorded in revenue records, in the complicance of circular dated 8.5.2017 issued by Govt. of U.P. for removing the illegal encroachment from public utility land by taskforce which is contained as annexure no. 8 & 6 to this writ petition, in the interest of justice." 3. Learned Standing Counsel, based upon the instructions, states that in six matters out of nine, the orders have already been passed and notices have been issued, for which the steps shall be taken expeditiously. With regard to other three matters, it is stated that the proceedings under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 are pending. 4. The instructions are taken on record. 5. In view of the said statement, the present petition is disposed of with direction to conclude the pending Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 applications with all expedition within the time as prescribed under the statute. The respondents shall also take steps for execution of the orders, which have been already passed within reasonable time, unless there is any legal impediment in the form of any order of the competent court of law. Order Date :- 4.8.2025 Ashutosh Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench