The High Court dismissed a PIL seeking restraint on road construction on land recorded as a pond, noting the petition was based on cursory representations without substantiation and contained prayers contrary to the representations.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 466 of 2026
Putai
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. through its Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Lucknow and 5 others
Panchayatraj Lucknow and 5 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ambrish Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar Chaubey (S.C.), Dilip Kumar Pandey
Chief Justice's Court
HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J.
WPIL No. 466 of 2026
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representations, cannot be countenanced.
(Jaspreet Singh,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.)
May 15, 2026 Asheesh/RK/-
Digitally signed by :- ASHEESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a PIL seeking restraint on road construction on alleged encroached pond land can be maintained without substantiating evidence?
Putai
State of U.P. through its Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Lucknow
and 5 others Panchayatraj Lucknow and 5 others
Arun Bhansali
Jaspreet Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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