HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 11488 of 2014 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. This appeal was filed in the year 2014 seeking the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the Opposite parties to take necessary steps immediately to provide sufficient staff of X-Ray Technician in its Hospital in the State. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the Opposite parties to provide necessary Equipments for X-Ray in the Hospitals in the State so the scheme of free X-Ray facilities can be implemented effectively." 2. A counter affidavit has been filed way back in 2015, inter alia stating that there are total 934 sanctioned posts of X-Ray Technicians, out of which 531 X-Ray Technicians were working on regular basis and 89 X-Ray Technicians were working on contract basis i.e. a total of 620 X-Ray Technicians. The process for appointment on additional 287 vacant posts of X-Ray Technician is in process and would be completed soon. The affidavit also stated that selection/appointment on 116 newly created posts of X-Ray Technicians shall also be initiated. 3. No rejoinder affidavit has been filed to the said counter affidavit. 4. We are now in 2025. It seems with passage of time, this Public Interest Litigation for the relief sought has lost its efficacy. 5. As regards, orders passed herein, pertaining to the issues involved in the connected P.I.Ls, we are of the opinion that whatever orders have been passed in this P.I.L which appears to have been made the leading P.I.L, certified copies of the same should be kept on record of connected P.I.Ls. So far as this P.I.L is concerned, we dispose of the same with the aforesaid Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amitabh Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Farid Ali Siddiqui .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health And 2 Ors. .....Respondent(s) observation. October 29, 2025 DiVYa WPIL No. 11488 of 2014 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench