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; Krishna Kumar @ Krishna Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. and 8 Others; dismissal at admission stage; petition filed against a dead person; respondent no. 9 died 15.07.2025; alleged encroachment on public land; removal proceedings pending at appellate stage; written instruction dated 26.11.2025 of SDM Sirauligauspur, Barabanki; duty of proper inquiry of facts before filing PIL; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; December 4, 2025.
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