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2025 DAILYLAW 82621 (ALL)

GAURI SHANKAR v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WPIL/2088/2025 · 2025-08-04

Arun Bhansali, Kshitij Shailendra

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:131185-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2088 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gauri Shankar Respondent :- State of U.P. and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akanksha Srivastava, Mohammad Mustafa Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Rajiv Singh (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1.This petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondents to constitute the Gram Panchayat individually of Village Nishar Block Mithval, Post Didai, Vikas Khand Mithval, Tehsil Bansi, District Siddarth Nagar in accordance with Section 11-F of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 and the Government Orders dated 14.08.2014 and 16.08.2014. 2. A perusal of the petition indicates that earlier a PIL No.25420 of 2015 with similar prayer pertaining to Village Radvariya was filed, wherein the Court directed making of representation and made it subject to the time limit prescribed therein. 3. A perusal of the notification dated 16.08.2014 provides that the representation, if any, was required to be filed by 30.09.2014 and, thereafter, the exercise was required to be completed by 31.10.2014. 4. Filing of PIL seeking a direction to the respondents to act under the notifications/notices issued on 14.08.2014 and 16.08.2014 after passage of 11 years wherein the limitation provided therein has long expired, cannot be countenanced. 5. Consequently, the petition is dismissed leaving it open for the petitioner to take steps in case the fresh notification in this regard is issued by the State. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 RK/Jyotsana (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad