HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2352 of 2026 Court No. - 51 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents State. Sri Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi has accepted notice on behalf of Gaon Sabha. 2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to remove the illegal encroachment made by encroachers over Plot No.424 area 0.07050 hectare, recorded as forest land in the relevant revenue records, relating to Village Lurkhuri, Tehsil Kerakat, District Jaunpur. 3. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, at the outset, states that the present petition in the form of public interest litigation seeking direction from this Court to remove the encroachments over plot in question recorded as forest land is not maintainable, as the petitioner has not approached the appropriate authority under Sections 61, 61-A and 62-B of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. 4. In view of the fact that the petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy under the aforesaid provision of law, the present PIL is not maintainable. 5. In the aforesaid circumstances, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority under the provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. October 1, 2026 Anil Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manoj Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) Shyamlal Pal .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad