Sunil Kumar Kasaudhan v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Revenue Lko. and 4 Others
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PIL No. 1168 of 2025 | High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17 | Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi, J. | decision dated December 17, 2025 | judgment in Hindi | petitioner: Sunil Kumar Kasaudhan (counsel Deepti Gupta) | respondents: State of U.P. thru Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Lucknow, and 4 others, incl. Gaon Sabha (respondent no. 5; counsel C.S.C./Shailendra Kumar Singh, Yogesh Awasthi; Pankaj Gupta for Gaon Sabha) | subject: encroachment by two iron-shutter shops of Hujjat Khan on path land gata no. 731, Gonda | SDM Sadar Gonda written instructions: total encroachment 41.83 sq m; 24 sq m removed on court's order; residual 17.83 sq m (possession, wall, chhajan) removed later; construction on gata 731, not 826 | GPS-tagged photographs showed shops standing till 27-11-2025, demolitions completed 02-12-2025 and 14-12-2025 | lekhpal suspended, attached to tehsil bhulekh office; naib tehshildar appointed inquiry officer with show-cause notice 16-12-2025; action against regional revenue inspector sought from District Magistrate | court prima facie: SDM not placing correct facts, siding with encroacher | affidavit (shapath patra) clarification permitted | hearing adjourned, listed for 18-12-2025 | no statutes or precedents cited.