At the very outset, an objection has been raised by Shri Triveni Shankar, learned counsel for respondent in respect of maintainability of the writ petition in question being Public Interest Litigation by contending that the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 in the matter of public interest litigation clearly envisages and obligates that the petitioner, who is seeking to file a public interest litigation, should precisely and specifically state, in the affidavit to be sworn by him giving his credentials the public cause he is seeking to espouse; that he has no personal or private interest in the matter; that there is no authoritative pronouncement by the Supreme Court or High Court on the question raised; and that the result of the litigation will not lead to any undue gain to himself or anyone associated with him, or any undue loss to any person body of person or the State but in the present matter the petitioner has not at all discharged all the statutory obligations cast upon him under Chapter XXII Sub-Rule 3-A of Rule 1 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 and in view of the above, once the terms and conditions of filing a public interest litigation has not at all been fulfilled, the same should be dismissed. In support of his submissions, he has placed reliance on the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.46849 of 2011, Manoj Bhati, Advocate And Another v. State Of U.P. & Ors. and Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.17783 of 2017, Sangeeta Yadav and Others v. State Of U.P. & Others .
