HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3883 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Bhaiya Lal Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Deepak Gaur, learned counsel for respondent no.5. 2. The instant public interest litigation is preferred for a direction to the respondent Authority to comply the order dated 19.09.2025 passed by the District Magistrate, Jalaun and take action against the sitting Pradhan and to prevent the misuse of public funds. 3. The Division Bench while entertaining the instant writ petition on 04.02.2026 has proceeded to observe : "1. A perusal of the instructions produced only indicates that some action has been initiated against the officers, however, despite notice issued under Section 95(1)(g) of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 to the Gram Pradhan and its response having been received on 17.11.2025, no action appears to have been taken under the provisions of the Act, so far. 2. Learned Standing Counsel prays for time to obtain instructions in this regard. 3. Needful may be done before the next date. 4. List on 19.03.2026, as fresh. " 4. In response to the aforesaid direction, Sri Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents has placed the detailed instructions sent by the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Jalaun dated 17.03.2026, which is taken on record. He submits that in the instant Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhaiya Lal Yadav, Raj Bihari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Deepak Gaur Dhruv Pratap Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) proceeding, initially, the report has been submitted on 12.02.2026 and consequently, the amount which had been quantified has already been deposited by the Pradhan and Secretary. He submits that the proceedings are all in accordance with law. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, we are prima facie of the opinion as the matter relates to the financial matter and consequently, in response to the enquiry report, the amount has already been deposited, we observe that the proceeding under the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 must be finalized in accordance with law. 6. With the aforesaid observation, writ petition stands disposed of. 7. So far as the enquiry report is concerned, we find that the grievance of the petitioner is already redressed, we leave it open to the respondent Authority to proceed in accordance with law. March 19, 2026 Priya WPIL No. 3883 of 2025 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRIYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad