Mohammad Faizal v. State of U.P. Thru Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Police interference in civil dispute limited to apprehension/occurrence of breach of peace or crime; parties directed to Civil/Revenue Court; Section 144 U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 declaration suit pending after restoration; recorded tenure holder sold land to petitioner; Mohammad Faizal v. State of U.P., WRIT - C No. 951 of 2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:6803-DB, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, order dated 31.1.2025; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with observations/directions that police may act only upon apprehension or actual occurrence of breach of peace or crime or other valid legal grounds, without interfering in the civil dispute; parties left free to seek adjudication of their rights before the appropriate Civil or Revenue Court. ¶8