Rajbhar Ekta Kalyan Samiti Thru. It Chairman Shri Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (DB: Attau Rahman Masoodi & Subhash Vidyarthi, JJ.), PIL No. 114 of 2025, decided 10.2.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:8340-DB. Petitioner Rajbhar Ekta Kalyan Samiti sought mandamus to replace 'Kshtriya' with 'Bhar' in the name of Srawasti Naresh Sushail Dev Bhar on a foundation stone and statue at Maseehabad, Tehsil Bahraich. Dismissed: writ/PIL not entertainable for questions of academic interest alone; petitioner produced no admissible evidence tracing the origin of Maharaja Suhail Deo Rajbhar; caste-based identification serves no public interest. No statutes or precedents cited; no impugned order challenged.
What did the court decide?
A writ proceeding, inclusive of a P.I.L., cannot be entertained by the Court to deal with questions of academic interest alone. ¶10