Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi v. Union of India Thru Secy. Deptt. Culture Shastri Bhawan New Delhi and 9 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL No. 993 of 2024; public interest litigation; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 1; bench: Attau Rahman Masoodi and Subhash Vidyarthi; order date 15.1.2025; petitioner Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi (in person); respondents Union of India thru Secretary, Deptt. Culture, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi and 9 others; counsel A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Farhan Habib; four weeks granted (no more time) for filing counter affidavit; matter to be listed immediately thereafter; interim administrative order, merits not adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Interim/administrative direction only: four weeks (and no more), as prayed, granted to the learned counsel for the respondents for filing counter affidavit, with the matter to be listed immediately thereafter. No substantive adjudication of the PIL occurs in this order. ¶6