HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3148 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the respondent-authorities to maintain law and order and protect the right of (Worship) Pooja, Aarti, Shrangar and Bhandara to Shhradhalus from the group of unsocial persons and further direct the respondents to ensure that no person should collect illegal donation at the Temple of Shakti Peeth Maa Ashawri, situated at mountain of Lalapur Bagrehi, District Chitrakoot. 2. Having gone through the averments made in the petition, it is apparent that the allegations made pertain to the functioning of the Temple in question and allegations have been made against one Bharatlal without impleading him as a party to the petition. 3. Be that as it may, once the allegations pertain to maintaining law and order, filing of PIL for the said purpose cannot be countenanced. In case of violation of law and order, the petitioners are free to approach the police authorities by way of lodging First Information Report. The approach to this Court in the nature of PIL cannot be countenanced. 4. The petition is, therefore, dismissed leaving it open for the petitioners Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Archana Devi, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Kaushal Kishor Chaturvedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Akansha Sharma (S.C.) Pradip Singh and 2 others .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and 3 others .....Respondent(s) to take appropriate steps, in accordance with law. October 14, 2025 Jyotsana/Mukesh Pal WPIL No. 3148 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- JYOTSANA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad