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2025 DAILYLAW 70762 (ALL)

AZAD QURESHI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIC/21812/2025 · 2025-09-22

Amitabh Kumar Rai, Saral Srivastava

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 21812 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, directing the respondent no.2 to conduct enquiry on the complaint/application dated 03.06.2025 submitted by the petitioner against the illegal conduct of the police personnel of Police Station Sachendi, District Kanpur Nagar; (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, thereby commanding the concerned authorities to take strict disciplinary and penal action against the erring police officials, including the Station Officer of Police Station Sachendi, District Kanpur Nagar." 3. The petitioner is a registered animal transporter, and his grievance is that despite plying his truck on the road with all valid documents relating to the vehicle, the police have been harassing him and demanding illegal gratification. In light of the aforesaid allegations, the petitioner has prayed for the reliefs mentioned above. 4. If the petitioner is being harassed by the police while plying his vehicle, he has an alternative remedy available under law, which he may avail if so advised. The present writ petition is not an appropriate remedy in the facts of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Singh Bais, Mashaluddin Shah Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Azad Qureshi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) the case, particularly as the pleadings are vague and do not specify which authority is alleged to have harassed the petitioner or the date of such alleged incident. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with the aforesaid liberty. September 23, 2025 Gaurav WRIC No. 21812 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad