SONU GIRI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. URBAN DEVELOPMENT LKO. AND 10 OTHERS
WPIL/1177/2025 · 2025-11-18
Arun Bhansali, Jaspreet Singh
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1177 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J.
1. Sri Nishant Shukla has filed his power on behalf of respondents no. 3 and 5, the same is taken on record.
2. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent Development Authority to stop the construction being undertaken at Gata No. 89 and 98 which, it is alleged, is without the permission of the Development Authority.
3. A perusal of the petition indicates that the petitioner has annexed copies of the khatauni, a development plan made by the society, a picture indicating the construction and his representation made on 28.10.2025 sent through registered post to the Development Authority.
4. A query was put to the counsel for the petitioner as to whether the alleged construction is the only construction being undertaken without the permission, the response was that there was large number of such constructions going on.
5. The petitioner has not disclosed his credentials in the affidavit filed with the petition. He has indicated his occupation as 'social worker'. Claiming occupation of social worker at the age of 28 years speaks volumes of the intention of the petitioner in filing the petition of present nature. Sending a representation and within 10 days, filing a petition, targeting a particular society, when it is submitted that there are large Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Devendra Pratap Singh, Maneesh Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Parul Bajpai (A.C.S.C.), Ratnesh Chandra, Nishant Shukla Sonu Giri .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. through Principal Secy. Urban Development Lucknow and 10 others .....Respondent(s)
number of violations, the petition lacks bona fide.
6. The same is, therefore, dismissed. November 18, 2025 Asheesh WPIL No. 1177 of 2025 2 (Jaspreet Singh,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.) Digitally signed by :- ASHEESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench