This PIL alleged encroachment on a pond in Gorakhpur. The court directed the District Magistrate to inquire if land is recorded as a pond and remove any encroachment, reporting back within one month.
Directed District Magistrate to enquire about encroachment and restore the pond, to submit a compliance report within one week.
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Court No. - 34
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 5157 of 2018
Petitioner :- Indo Nepal Friendship Society Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 10 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rajesh Kumar Singh
Hon'ble Sudhir Agarwal,J. Hon'ble Rajendra Kumar-IV,J.
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the District Magistrate should be directed to enquire into alleged encroachment of a pond recorded in revenue.
Whether the respondent authorities are responsible to restore the recorded position of public utility land.
Whether a time limit should be prescribed for the District Magistrate to complete the enquiry and submit a compliance report.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Hinch Lal Tiwari Vs. Kamala Devi and othersReferred¶7
Hinch Lal Tiwari Vs. Kamala Devi and others, 2001 (92) R.D. 689
Indo Nepal Friendship Society
State Of U.P.
District Magistrate, Gorakhpur
Sudhir Agarwal
Rajendra Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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