HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2337 of 2026 Court No. - 51 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3. Sri Rameshwar Prasad Shukla has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 4. 2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief:- "i. Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus commanding/directing the respondent nos. 2 to 4 to take appropriate action for not exchanging the Aarazi No. 56 measuring area 230 are situated in Village Tayyabpur and Aarazi No. 181 area 94 are situated at Village Mahmood Sarai, Tehsil Madhuvan, District Mau with the land of respondent no. 5 situated in the village Padarathpur, Tehsil Madhuvan, District Mau." 3. In respect of the grievance of the petitioner there exist an appropriate remedy under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 to make an appropriate application before the Tehsildar for removing the obstructions and encroachment over public utility land of the Gaon Sabha. 4. A perusal of the writ petition shows that the petitioner has not represented before appropriate authority and has straight away approached this Hon'ble Court seeking a writ of mandamus. The petitioner has annexed a representation dated 8.9.2026, made to the District Magistrate, Mau through the Gram Pradhan of Gram Panchayat Mahmood Sarai. On the said application certain villagers have put their signatures which includes that of the petitioner. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Muqeem Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Rama .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. In view of the fact that no proper application for redressal of his grievances have been made by the petitioner before the appropriate authority, no mandamus can be issued at his instance. 6. In the aforesaid circumstances, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application, as contemplated under law, for redressal of his grievances. September 30, 2026 Ranjeet Sahu WPIL No. 2337 of 2026 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad