HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2655 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed on 29.08.2025 seeking to question the promotion order dated 20.08.2013 alleging the same in violation of the Rule 18 of the U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981. 2. A perusal of the petition indicates that the petitioner claims himself to be a public spirited and law abiding citizen and wants the welfare of employees of the Education Department and further claims that he has no personal or private interest in the matter. 3. In the affidavit sworn by the petitioner he has indicated his occupation as agriculture. 4. As to what possible connection, the petitioner an agriculturist can have in relation to promotions made in the year 2013 and welfare of the employees of the Education Department, is absolutely absent from the petition. Apparently, the petitioner is only a name giver and the petition has been filed at the behest of someone, affected by the order dated Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pranesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rajiv Singh, S.C., Shivendra Kumar Singh, Yatindra Sudheer Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and 8 others .....Respondent(s) 20.08.2013 and who has either not challenged it or cannot challenge it. 5. In view thereof, the petition lacks bona fide, the same is dismissed. October 6, 2025 RK/AKShukla WPIL No. 2655 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad