HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2744 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioners seeking constitution of inquiry team against Village Pradhan (respondent no. 6) for financial embezzlements and irregularities in the village development and lodge FIR under applicable sections. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondent authorities to take necessary action upon representations of the petitioner and seize the power of the Village Pradhan removing him from the post. 2. By order dated 11.09.2025, learned Standing Counsel was granted time to obtain instructions pertaining to the complaints made by the petitioners. 3. Instructions have been produced, inter alia, indicating that an Inquiry Committee was constituted by order dated 31.05.2025 to enquire into the complaints made. The Committee has submitted a report on 03.07.2025, wherein after investigation, it has come to the conclusion that none of the allegations made in the complaints were substantiated. Further, the said report has been accepted by the Deputy District Magistrate and has been forwarded to the Commissioner by communication dated 17.07.2025, inter alia, coming to the conclusion that the complaints made have no basis/the same were false. 4. Counsel for the petitioners sought time for the purpose of contesting the findings recorded by the Committee. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Mishra, Gaytri Rajput, Indra Pal Singh Rajpoot Counsel for Respondent(s) : Achal Singh, Rajiv Singh (S.C.) Karishma and 9 others .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and 5 others .....Respondent(s) 5. Once the petition has been filed purportedly in public interest seeking an inquiry and an inquiry has been conducted wherein allegations have been found to be baseless, we do not find any reason now to continue with the Public Interest Litigation and convert the present petition into a contest between the petitioners and respondent no. 6. 6. In view thereof, the petition stands disposed of. October 30, 2025 SL/AKShukla WPIL No. 2744 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- SHYAM LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad