Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31120-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 491 of 2025 Petitioner :- Adarsh Kumar Respondent :- State of U.P. and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ganesh Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- A.K. Goyal (A.C.S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to respondent no.2 to restrain respondent no.4 from marketing Beedi in the name and style of Shankar Parwati Chhap along with the Logo. 2. Submissions have been made that the sale of the Beedi in the names of Gods and Goddesses hurts religious feelings of the petitioner and, therefore, respondent no.4 be restrained from doing so. 3. Having gone through the averments contained in the petition, we do not find any reason to entertain the present petition purportedly in public interest, for the allegations made in the petition, the petitioner has to take appropriate steps in accordance with law. 4. Consequently, the petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to take appropriate proceedings in accordance with law. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 AHA/Sazia (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad