Krishna Kumar @ Krishna Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. and 8 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, PIL No. 1195 of 2025, decided 04.12.2025 by Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Petitioner Krishna Kumar @ Krishna Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. and others. Encroachment on public land; Barabanki/Sirauligauspur; respondent no.9 died 15.07.2025; petition against dead person; duty of inquiry by PIL petitioner; declined admission; dismissed.
What did the court decide?
While filing a petition in public interest, the petitioner ought to have made proper inquiry of facts so as to ascertain whether he is filing the petition against the correct person after stating the complete facts. ¶13