Devendra Kumar Jaiswal and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Revenue ) Lko. and 3 Others
Public Interest Litigation – maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Division Bench of Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice and Jaspreet Singh, J., PIL No. 1283 of 2025, decided December 19, 2025. Petition dismissed at threshold for want of public interest standing and absence of trigger or inquiry; challenge to sale-deed transfer of Scheduled Caste land under Section 98, U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 not examined. Key terms: PIL maintainability, public interest litigation, Section 98 U.P. Revenue Code 2006, Scheduled Caste land transfer, sale deeds, District Collector representation.
What did the court decide?
Except for a recital that the petitioners are public spirited persons, the petition discloses nothing to show the petitioners' involvement in any public service. ¶11