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2025 DAILYLAW 2599 (ALL)

RAM CHANDRA MAURYA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 12 OTHERS

WPIL/3868/2025 · 2026-05-14

Arun Kumar

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3868 of 2025 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court on behalf of petitioner is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents State. Sri Pradeep Singh has accepted notice on behalf of Gaon Sabha. 3. The present petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondent nos.2 and 3 to remove illegal encroachment made by respondent nos.5 to 13 over Plot No.436 area 0.0440 hectare, recorded as Chak Road in the revenue records, situated in Village Bairiparwan, Tehsil Gyanpur, District Bhadohi. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach appropriate authority by moving an application under Section 26/67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, in view of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Amaruddin Ansari Vs. State of U.P. and 5 others, passed in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.655 of 2026, decided on 18.03.2026, upholding the Coordinate Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kanhaiya Lal Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in 2023 (12) ADJ 226. 5. Since the petitioner has an alternative remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajai Kumar, Ravindra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pradeep Singh Ram Chandra Maurya .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 12 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. In case, the petitioner moves an application under Section 26/67 of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, before appropriate authority, the same shall be decided after hearing all the concerned parties, in accordance with law. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. May 15, 2026 Anil WPIL No. 3868 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad