PRADEEP SINGH @ PINTU SINGH AND 25 OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND 9 OTHERS
WRIC/18665/2025 · 2025-09-15
Amitabh Kumar Rai, Saral Srivastava
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 18665 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent nos. 1, 3,4, 5 & 10 and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.
2. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has assailed the order dated 10.04.2025 issued by respondent no.10-Assistant Divisional Engineer, Eastern Central Railway, Renukoot, by which he has issued notice dated 10.04.2025 to remove their construction raised over the railway line within a period of one week and in case the same is not removed within the aforesaid period, the Railway Authorities may proceed to demolish the house of the petitioners without giving any notice to the petitioners.
3. Challenging the aforesaid order, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners are in possession over the aforesaid land since long and without following due procedure of law, the respondent has issued the notice for demolition of the houses of the petitioners.
4. Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned Senior Counsel for respondents states that the petitioners neither shall be evicted nor their houses shall be demolished by the respondents- authorities without following the due procedure of law.
5. In view of the statement made by Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned Senior Counsel, the writ petition is disposed off with a direction that in case the respondents desire to evict and demolish the houses of the petitioners, they shall not do it without following the due procedure of law. September 16, 2025 Mohit Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kumar Chaubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Vivek Kumar Singh (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Pradeep Singh @ Pintu Singh And 25 Others .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 9 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT KUMAR KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad