Rakesh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Govt. of U.P. Lko. and 11 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Gram Sabha land encroachment; Chak Marg no. 167; Village Mansurpur; Block Mallawan; Tehsil Bilgram; District Hardoi; mandamus prayer for removal of encroachment and ground-level enquiry; petitioner's claim that Chak Marg was cut from his own land; rights vested under Article 300-A of the Constitution; allocation of Chak Marg deferred to demarcation proceedings; writ petition dismissed with directive to District Magistrate to act preferably within six weeks of certified copy; Standing Counsel reported encroachments removed and Chak Marg vacant; decided 5.3.2025 by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J., Lucknow Bench, Court No. 7; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:13387; petitioner Rakesh (counsel Vinay Misra, Sonam Kumari Thapa); respondent State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy. Revenue and 11 others (counsel C.S.C., Dilip Kumar Pandey).
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted to the petitioner; the writ petition was dismissed, with a directive to the District Magistrate to examine the facts regarding the illegal cutting of the road from the petitioner's land and take suitable action in accordance with law, preferably within six weeks of production of a certified copy of the order.