HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2232 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 Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, Advocate, has accepted notice on behalf of Gaon Sabha. 2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to remove the illegal encroachment made by the encroachers over Sabik No.641, Gata No.530, recorded as Banjar (Khalihan) in the revenue records, relating to Mauja Majhauwa, Tehsil Madhuban, District Mau. 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. Since the petitioner has an alternative remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant petition. 5. In case, the petitioner moves an application under Section 67 of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, before appropriate authority, the same shall Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Singh, Raghvendra Tripathi, Rohit Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Pawan Kumar Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 16 Others .....Respondent(s) be decided after hearing all the concerned parties, in accordance with law. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. September 18, 2026 Anil WPIL No. 2232 of 2026 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad