Public interest litigation dismissed as withdrawn after the court questioned petitioner's credentials and suggested a deposit to prove bona fides; counsel sought withdrawal on instructions.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74098-DB
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 274 of 2025
Petitioner :- Durgawati Devi Respondent :- State of U.P. and 5 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gaurav Dwivedi,Satyendra Narayan Singh, Anop Kumar Chaubey Counsel for Respondent :- S.C., Jagdish Pathak
Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
"1. The Court has serious doubt about the credentials of the petitioner and apparently she has been set up by someone having personal vengeance against respondent no. 4.
2. Counsel for the petitioner prays for time to obtain instructions as to whether the petitioner is prepared to deposit Rs. 50,000/- for proving her credentials in the matter.
3. List the petition on 25.03.2025 as fresh."
Order Date :- 7.5.2025 Sandeep/AKShukla
(Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Durgawati Devi
State of U.P.
Respondent No. 4
Arun Bhansali
Kshitij Shailendra
As recorded by the court registry
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