HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1221 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Upendra Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Dheeraj Ojha, learned Standing Counsel for the State of UP. 2. By means of the instant petition filed in the public interest, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction for removal of encroachment made on the land bearing Gata No.423, situated at Village- Manikapur Kala, Pargana and Tehsil- Payagpur, District- Bahraich which is recorded as Khaad Gaddha in the revenue record. 3. On the basis of written instruction, learned Standing Counsel has submitted that the order under Section 67 of UP Revenue Code has already been passed in this regard on 29.2.2024 and presently, an application for setting aside that ex-party order is pending. 4. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, the instant petition stands disposed of by issuing a direction to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil- Payagpur, District- Bahraich that proceeding in relation to the removal of encroachment made on the aforesaid land be concluded expeditiously, in accordance with law without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. December 4, 2025 V. Sinha Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Upendra Kumar Verma, Anoop Kumar Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Nan Babu .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench