HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 26134 of 2008 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J. 1. It is informed that the learned counsel for the petitioner has died. Since this writ petition is a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), we have proceeded to examine the record. 2. The instant writ petition (PIL) was preferred in the year 2008 by Bundel Khand Uchcha Nyayalaya Adhivakta, praying inter alia for the following relief: "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to make a full fledged plan to end the water crises and to constitute a monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of concerned District Judges of Bundel Khand Zone with the assistence of members of petitioner's association and Intellectual the social workers other than the political leaders and beurocates to supervise the work on the spot for achieving the end of water crises. ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent No.1 to constitute a monitoring team to monitor the works already done towards solving the water crises and to supervise the proper utilization of Public fund/package given by the Respondent No.1 to solve the water crises on the spot. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : V.S.Singh Pujari Ji Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., A.S.G.I./1109/2008, Dinesh Chandra Tripathi, Mr Gyan Prakash, Suresh Singh, Vimlesh Kumar Rai Bundel Khand Uchcha Nyayalaya Adhivakta .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And Others .....Respondent(s) iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus calling for the progress reports month by month from the respondents, about the actual work done on the spot towards the Water crises. iv) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to do cleaning/digging of ponds, water- wells, for further arrangement of the clean drinking water and further be directed to survey and chalk out supervise the past cleaning/digging work of old ponds and water-wells if done, by the Pradhan and other concerned officials and to assess the expenditure of cost value, shown in the papers through members of social organizations and General public. v) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to forthwith stop the use of machines for excavating the sand and to further constitute a monitoring team for preservation and conservation and creation water resources and ecology." 3. Shri M.C. Chaturvedi, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Shri Ajeet Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, submits that at present several schemes have been launched both by the Central Government and the State Government to provide safe drinking water in the Bundelkhand region and substantial progress has been achieved in all the districts. He points out that under the Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal Yojna, which is a centrally sponsored scheme, the endeavour of the Government is to ensure drinking water to every household across the State, including the seven districts of Bundelkhand, where notable improvement has already been recorded. He further submits that the Amrit Sarovar Scheme has also been implemented with the objective of preserving water resources, rejuvenating traditional water bodies, and preventing depletion of groundwater levels. In addition, the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been strengthened under the Central Government’s initiative so that each family receives ration and foodgrains without difficulty. It is thus urged that since the filing of the writ petition in 2008, the situation has drastically changed owing to these comprehensive measures, and at present, no cause of action survives. 4. In view of the above, considering the passage of time, the steps already WPIL No. 26134 of 2008 2 undertaken, and the ongoing monitoring mechanisms in place, we are of the opinion that no further orders are required at this stage. Accordingly, the writ petition is consigned to records. 5. This order has been passed with due assistance of Shri V.K. Rai, learned counsel for the Jal Nigam, U.P. September 17, 2025 NLY WPIL No. 26134 of 2008 3 (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- NAND LAL YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad