HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 396 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard Shri Gaurav Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri V.P. Nag, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Shri Aditya Mohan, learned counsel for the U.P. Jal Nigam, Rural and Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra, leanred counsel for the opposite party nos. 1 and 2. 2. Having gone through the counter affidavit filed by the State and looking into the allegations against the petitioner, but, without drawing any opinion as to the correctness or otherwise, we are of the opinion that these proceedings, which are allegedly in public interest, should not be proceeded at the behest of the petitioner who should be discharged from pursuing the same any further, however, looking into seriousness of the allegations, especially, Para 11 and 12 etc., we are also of the opinion that a separate Public Interest Litigation should be registered under our orders suo motu to inquire into the said allegations as to whether this is a matter which should be proceeded any further or not. We, accordingly, direct the Registry to register a separate Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation. The records of this writ petition shall be placed on the record of the said PIL. 3. The name of Shri Gaurav Verma need not be shown as counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner shall not be heard in the said matter, but, the Court shall consider the relevant aspect as far as it may be required. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Kumar Singh, Gaurav Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Aditya Mohan, Amitabh Kumar Rai, C.S.C., Rishabh Kapoor Ajeet Singh Saini .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I Thru Ministry Of Jal Shakti,Water Resource, River Devmnt. And Ganga Rejuvination Dept And Ors .....Respondent(s) 4. The newly registered Suo Motu PIL shall now be listed before this court on 04.11.2025 as fresh. 5. The opposite parties herein shall be arrayed as opposite parties in the aforesaid PIL except that instead of Rural Jal Jeevan Mission the U.P. Jal Nigam, Rural though its Managing Director shall be arrayed as opposite party therein. 6. Shri Aditya Mohan, learned counsel already appears for the U.P. Jal Nigam, Rural whose name shall be shown in the cause list accordingly when the PIL is listed along with that of Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra, learned counsel who appears for the opposite party no. 1 and 2. Learned Chief Standing Counsel appears for the opposite party nos. 3 to 5. 7. This writ petition is disposed of subject however to the aforesaid. October 28, 2025 R.K.P. WPIL No. 396 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench