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2025 DAILYLAW 176833 (ALL)

RAJEEV SHUKLA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. ADDL. SOURCE ENERGY LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WPIL/1085/2025 · 2025-11-11

Rajan Roy, Rajeev Bharti

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1085 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard. 2. Allegation is that in the garb of demolishing the earlier existing toilet at Ganga Ghat, Shuklaganj, the old toilet was renovated and funds, which were meant for demolition and construction of a new toilet, were misutilized giving impression as if after demolition, fresh construction has been raised. 3. On being asked as to which authority is competent to look into or inquire into such allegations under the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916, the counsel for the petitioner could not place before us the relevant provision. 4. Shri Ghulam Mohammad Kamil, learned counsel appearing for Nagar Palika has placed before us certain documents in this regard, which have been shown and handed over to the counsel for the petitioner who was asked to seek instructions from his client immediately in this regard. The said document mentions about the complaint of Shri Rajeev Shukla to the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dileep Kumar Tiwari, Md.Khurshed Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ghulam Mohammad Kamil, Nishant Shukla Rajeev Shukla .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Addl. Source Energy Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Lok Ayukta. After receiving instructions, he informs the Court that in fact, such a complaint had been made. 5. If so, then it should have been disclosed in the P.I.L. Not having done so, the petitioner is not entitled to any indulgence which, however, would not mean that his complaint would not be processed by the Hon’ble Lok Ayukta, if otherwise maintainable or that he cannot seek other remedies. 6. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. November 11, 2025 Shravan WPIL No. 1085 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHRAVAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench