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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1169 of 2026 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 & 2. Sri Pankaj Kumar Gupta has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 3.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent no. 2 to take necessary action against the respondent no. 4 for removing illegal encroachment over Plot No.535, area 0.0610 hectare, recorded as banjar in the relevant revenue records, relating to Village Suhai, Tehsil Bhanpur, District Basti.
3. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach appropriate authority by moving an application under Section 67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, in view of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Amaruddin Ansari Vs. State of U.P. and 5 others, passed in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.655 of 2026, decided on 18.03.2026, upholding the Coordinate Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kanhaiya Lal Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in 2023 (12) ADJ 226.
4. In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application before the appropriate authority, under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. If any such application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided, in accordance with law. May 5, 2026 Ranjeet Sahu Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Mani Upadhyay, Shantanu Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Kumar Gupta (Arun Kumar,J.) Narendra Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad