Hon'ble Chief Justice's Court dismissed a PIL filed by Gopal Dubey seeking inquiry into alleged unlawful land allotment. The Court held the petitioner lacked standing and the complaint essentially targeted an official's posting, disqualifying it as a PIL.
Direction for inquiry was dismissed.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:18033-DB
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 260 of 2025
Petitioner :- Gopal Dubey Respondent :- State of U.P. and 7 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Mishra, Shri Krishna Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Akansha Sharma, Avinash Chandra Srivastava
Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra, J.
the public interest litigation.
Order Date :- 7.2.2025 AHA/Jyotsana
(Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
Digitally signed by :- AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a PIL should be entertained filed by an applicant lacking specific credentials or standing regarding alleged unlawful allotment of land.
Whether a grievance regarding the posting of a government official can constitute a subject matter of public interest litigation.
Gopal Dubey
State of U.P.
Arun Bhansali
Kshitij Shailendra
As recorded by the court registry
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