Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48986-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 854 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kailash Dhar Dubey Respondent :- State of U.P. thru. its Prin. Secy./Addl. Chief Secy Deptt. of Excise Sectt. Lko. and 8 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Prakash Tiwari, Rashmi Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Isha Mittal (A.C.S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh, J. 1. Petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking to question the grant of license to respondents no. 8 and 9 for running liquor shop. 2. Submissions have been made that on account of pendency of criminal cases against the respondents no. 8 and 9, they were ineligible for being granted license. 3. Without going into the locus standi of the petitioner to file the present PIL, once a complaint of the present nature is brought to the notice of the respondents - Competent Authority, the Competent Authority needs to look into the said complaint and come to a conclusion pertaining to the allegations made. 4. In view there of, the petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of. 5. The respondents would look into the allegations made and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Order Date :- 21.8.2025 Rakesh/SL (Jaspreet Singh, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH PRAJAPAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench