HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 913 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. Heard Shri Avinash Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri V. P. Nag, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State and Shri Mohan Singh, learned counsel appearing for Gram Panchayat concerned. There are three separate allegations by the petitioner against the Gram Pradhan. In respect to one, some enquiry has been conducted as informed by Shri V.P. Nag. With regard to other two alleged illegalities, no instructions are available with him. We are of the opinion that if any illegality has been committed by the Gram Pradhan, as alleged, then the remedy is under Rule 3 of U.P. Panchayat Raj (Removal of Pradhan, Up-Pradhan and Members) Enquiry Rules, 1997 before the District Magistrate. It is said that such a complaint along with an affidavit has been made. If any such complaint has been filed, the District Magistrate may look into the same as per law. If some fresh complaint is required to be filed, the petitioner may do so as per law and the same shall be considered by the District Magistrate accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Shri V. P. Nag, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State shall communicate this order to the District Magistrate concerned. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Avinash Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mohan Singh Jitendra Kumar Verma .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayati Raj Deptt. Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) It is made clear that we have not at all expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. September 4, 2025 akhilesh/- WPIL No. 913 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- AKHILESHWAR KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- AKHILESHWAR KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench