Satyendra Pratap Gupta and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Govt. Civil Sectt. Lko and 7 Others
PIL – protection of alleged trust property
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 824 of 2024; decided 20.1.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:3510-DB; Division Bench of Attau Rahman Masoodi, J. and Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; petitioner Satyendra Pratap Gupta and 2 others v. State of U.P. and others; subject: Shri Guru Govind Singh Educational and Religious Trust, Belhari, Sultanpur; held that institution of the PIL for protection of Trust property was an abuse of judicial process as no trust-deed showed any immovable property recorded in the name of the Trust; directions to District Magistrate, Sultanpur for verification of revenue records, assumption of possession and appointment of a Receiver (Government official not below SDM rank) to prevent alienation or encumbrance; liberty to petitioners and opposite party Nos. 9-23 to seek declaration of rights regarding management of Trust property in civil proceedings; no statute or precedent cited.