Dismissed¶11

Mohammad Khalid and Another v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

Allahabad HC4 May 2026WPIL/1167/2026

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PIL dismissed at threshold; maintainability of public interest litigation to compel municipal body; Nagar Palika Parishad resolution dated 28.02.2026 for renaming crossing; demand for statue in place of Ashok light; memorial for Parm Vir Chakra Awardee; decision lies with Nagar Palika Parishad; Allahabad High Court; Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice; Kshitij Shailendra, J.; decided May 5, 2026.

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Filing of a PIL for the purpose of forcing the Nagar Palika Parishad to take a decision in a particular manner cannot be countenanced. ¶11

Mohammad Khalid and Another Vs State of U.P. and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1167 of 2026

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Mohammad Khalid and another

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.....Petitioner(s)

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	Versus
State of U.P. and 5 others	.....Respo	ndent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Mohd. Ishraque Farooqui
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: Jagdish Pathak, S.C., Atu Kulshrestha, Chandra Pal, Shiv Singh	l Tej Kumar

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Chief Justice's Court

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HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.

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This petition purportedly in public interest has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the respondent-authority to change the name of crossing and install a monument in the memory of a Parm Vir Chakra Awardee.

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A perusal of the record indicates that the Nagar Palika Parishad passed a resolution on 28.02.2026 for changing the name of the crossing. Whereafter, certain members of the Nagar Palika Parishad sought installation of statue at the said crossing instead of putting up Ashok light.

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From the record it appears that insofar as setting up of Ashok light is concerned, the said project has been abandoned, however, as to what is to be done at the said crossing, the decision has to be taken by Nagar Palika Parishad.

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Filing of PIL for the purpose of forcing the Nagar Palika Parishad to take decision in a particular manner, cannot be countenanced. The petition is, therefore, dismissed .

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(Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.)

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May 5, 2026 Sandeep/Sazia

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Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Mohammad Khalid and Another v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

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