Rajendra Kumar Upadhyay v. the State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Excise Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 1, disposed of PIL No. - 423 of 2026 on 06-05-2026 (Rajan Roy and Manjive Shukla, JJ.). Petitioner Rajendra Kumar Upadhyay sought mandamus to close/shift a liquor shop near a temple and residential locality, an inquiry into its alleged illegal operation, and assurance that no liquor shop operates near religious places in the village. The Standing Counsel (Raghuvanshi) informed the Court that the shop had already been transferred elsewhere; the Court held nothing survived for adjudication and disposed of the PIL. Keywords: liquor shop, temple, residential locality, religious places, excise department U.P., mandamus, PIL disposed.
What did the court decide?
Since the liquor shop regarding which grievance was raised in the petition has already been transferred elsewhere, nothing survives in the petition for adjudication and the PIL petition is disposed of accordingly.