Shiv Pal v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Urban Development, Lko. and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), PIL No. 627 of 2022, decided 19.9.2022 (Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Saurabh Srivastava, JJ.). Petitioner Shiv Pal sought removal of encroachment and development of a park at Vishal Khand-4, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. The Court noted the ambiguity between the Nagar Nigam letter dated 4.6.2018 (park shown in layout, undeveloped, illegally occupied) and the LDA letter dated 31.5.2018 (abadi land, no park in layout plan; Vishal Khand Yojana transferred to Nagar Nigam), and directed coordination between Nagar Nigam and LDA to ascertain whether the land is a layout-plan park or old abadi of Gadariyana Purwa and to act as warranted in law within two months. Petition disposed of. Keywords: public interest litigation, park, encroachment, abadi land, layout plan, Gomti Nagar, Vishal Khand-4, Nagar Nigam, Lucknow Development Authority.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Nagar Nigam to coordinate with Lucknow Development Authority to ascertain whether the land in question is part of the layout plan and earmarked as park, and thereafter take appropriate steps warranted under law; the entire exercise to be completed within two months from production of certified copy of the order.