HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1073 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Ashutosh Misra, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Alok Srivastava, the learned Standing Counsel for the State of U.P. and Shri Pankaj Gupta, the learned counsel for Gaon Sabha. 2. By means of the instant petition filed under public interest, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction to the Administrative Authorities for removal of illegal encroachment made on public utility lands situated in Village- Jagdishpur Baldi, Pargana- Gonda, Tehsil Karnailganj, District- Gonda. 3. On the basis of written instructions provided by Tehsildar, Karnailganj, Gonda, the learned Standing Counsel has informed that there is no encroachment on land bearing Gata Nos.202, 347, 507, 506 and 560. On some area of the other plots, residential patta has been granted and allottees for constructing their house. Some encroachment has been made on a portion bearing Gata No.571 regarding which the proceedings under Section 67 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006 have already been instituted. 4. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed off by issuing a direction that proceedings under Section 67 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006 instituted in respect of land Gata No.571 shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. October 14, 2025 -Amit K- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Vijay Bhan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench