HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2409 of 2004 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. None appears for the petitioner to press this PIL. Learned Amicus is also not present. 2. This PIL was filed in the year 2004 seeking the following reliefs:- "I. writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus by means of which Opposite Parties to take steps for required legislation in this regard. II. Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opposite Parties to constitute State Ground Water Authority, which can effectively ensure the regulation, management and conservation of ground water. III. writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opposite Parties to notify the alarming areas as far as the ground water depletion is concerned and take effective steps in regard to the above-mentioned crisis. IV. Such other order may also be passed with this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper." 3. As regards this PIL bearing No.2409 of 2004 (Exnora Innovators Club Thru. President Vs. Chief Secretary and others) is concerned, U.P. Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act 2019') has been promulgated by the State Legislature, therefore, we see no reason to proceed to consider the reliefs prayed therein which for all practical purposes has become infructuous, subject of course to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shobhit Mohan Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., I.P. Singh, Rishabh Tripathi Exnora Innovators Club Thru President .....Petitioner(s) Chief Secretary And 3 Ors .....Respondent(s) implementation and compliance of the provisions of the Act 2019 and the rules made thereunder. 4. We, accordingly, dispose of this petition with observation/direction that the Act 2019 and the rules and orders, if any, made thereunder shall be complied and all necessary action shall be taken to implement the Act 2019 so as to achieve the object for which it had been promulgated. All orders passed in this PIL shall be read in the connected petitions. A copy thereof shall be kept on the record of said petitions also. October 10, 2025 Anand/- WPIL No. 2409 of 2004 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench