Ankit Singh v. Union of India Thru Secy. Ministry of Railway Board , New Delhi and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL No. - 347 of 2024; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow), Court No. 1; Ankit Singh v. Union of India (thru Secy., Ministry of Railway Board, New Delhi) and others; verification of road reconstruction/tarring; affidavit dated 20.01.2025 filed March 2025 claiming tarring over 1.800 k.m. as sanctioned in year 200708, contradicted by petitioner's August 2025 affidavit with photographs (hardly any construction; alleged only about 800 meters done); SDM Kadipur, District Sultanpur ordered to conduct on-the-spot inspection and file fresh affidavit on present status and deterioration within 6-7 months; next date 15.10.2025; interim order by Rajan Roy, J. and Prashant Kumar, J.; counsel — petitioner: Vijay Bahadur Singh, Amit Prakash Upadhyay, Ashutosh Kumar Singh; respondents: A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Mohan Singh.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions: on-the-spot inspection by the SDM, Kadipur (District Sultanpur) with a fresh affidavit on the present status of the road and the reported deterioration; matter listed for further hearing on 15.10.2025.