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2025 DAILYLAW 188978 (ALL)

SAURABH PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P. THRU PRIN. SECY. P.W.D. and ORS.

WPIL/7484/2019 · 2025-11-18

Rajan Roy, Rajeev Bharti

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 7484 of 2019 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Manish Mishra, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel for opposite parties no. 10 and 11. This petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation was filed in 2019 seeking the following reliefs: "(i) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the respondents to ensure the implementation of carry out a periodical surveillance to ensure that the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act are duly implemented in this regard. (ii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the respondents to create a committee of district level of higher officials to monitor the implementation of periodical surveillance to ensure that the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act are duly implemented. (iii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to submit the report to the Hon'ble High Court the action taken w.e.f. 21.02.2014 till today in compliance of the Hon'ble High Court's order dated 21.02.2014. (iv) To issue any other writ, order or direction in the nature and manner which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nitin Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Saurabh Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru Prin. Secy. P.W.D. And Ors. .....Respondent(s) (v) To allow the writ petition with costs." Reliance has been placed on an order dated 21.02.2014 passed by a Coordinate Bench in Writ Petition No. 1491 (MB) of 2014. There are general allegations of overloaded vehicles being plied on roads. The petitioner may approach the Regional Transport Officers concerned raising a grievance specifically with regard to such vehicles and the routes being used by them which can be looked into, but, we cannot possibly issue omnibus directions of the kind prayed herein. The petition is disposed of. November 18, 2025 Santosh/- WPIL No. 7484 of 2019 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANTOSH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench