Moti Lal Yadav v. Honble Chief Minister Thru. Cabinet Secy. State of U.P. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL/WPIL No. 21 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 2, order dated January 16, 2026; petitioner Moti Lal Yadav (in person) versus Hon'ble Chief Minister through Cabinet Secretary State of U.P. and 3 others; Anurag Kumar Singh, C.S.C. for respondents. Subject: mandamus for decision on formation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission for U.P. pending over five months; mandamus for conduct of U.P. panchayat elections 2026 by April-July 2026 (prayer no. 2 withdrawn and permitted to be deleted). Precedents invoked for future argument: Vikas Kishanrao Gawali Vs. State of Maharashtra and Others, 2021 SCC Online SC 170; K. Krishna Murthy (Dr.) Vs. Union of India, (2010) 7 SCC 202. Bench: Sangeeta Chandra J. and Amitabh Kumar Rai J. Matter listed as fresh on 22.01.2026; no substantive adjudication.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted. After arguing at some length the petitioner stated he did not wish to press prayer no. 2, and the Court allowed him to delete prayer no. 2 from the relief clause during the course of the day. The petitioner sought time to prepare arguments on the applicability of the cited Supreme Court judgments, and the case was ordered to be listed on 22.01.2026, as fresh.