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Ameer Khan @ Ameer Ahmad v. State of U.P. and 19 Others

Allahabad HC9 Mar 2026WPIL/568/2026

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What is this about?

PIL; illegal mining; Azamgarh; notices to persons indulging in illegal mining dated 01.04.2026; officers' admission of illegal mining; Additional District Magistrate/Tehsildar called to explain lapse by Officers/Inspectors; further proceedings to be produced in Court; listing as fresh on 04.05.2026; Allahabad High Court; Arun Bhansali, CJ.; Kshitij Shailendra, J.

What did the court decide?

Interim directions: further proceedings in the notices issued to be produced before the Court; the concerned Additional District Magistrate/Tehsildar, Azamgarh to indicate how such large-scale illegal mining escaped the notice of the concerned Officers/Inspectors; petition to be listed as fresh on 04.05.2026. ¶12

Ameer Khan @ Ameer Ahmad vs State of U.P. and 19 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

How such large-scale illegal mining in Azamgarh escaped the notice of the concerned Officers/Inspectors, and what further proceedings follow on the notices issued to those indulging in illegal mining.

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Court's answer

The Court recorded that, pursuant to its earlier order, the officers have admitted illegal mining being undertaken which must have been ignored earlier by them, and notices have been issued to those indulging in illegal mining on 01.04.2026.

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Ratio / Principle

Further proceedings in the notices issued shall be produced before the Court on the next date of listing (04.05.2026).

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Key takeaways

The concerned Additional District Magistrate/Tehsildar, Azamgarh is required to indicate how such large-scale illegal mining escaped the notice of the concerned Officers/Inspectors.ratio¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Arun Bhansali, CJ. and Kshitij Shailendra, J.), order dated April 6, 2026 in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. - 568 of 2026, Ameer Khan @ Ameer Ahmad v. State of U.P. and 19 others. Interim order in a PIL concerning illegal mining at Azamgarh: the Court recorded that, pursuant to its earlier order, the officers have admitted illegal mining being undertaken which must have been ignored earlier by them, and notices were issued on 01.04.2026 to those indulging in illegal mining. Further proceedings in the notices issued are to be produced before the Court, and the concerned Additional District Magistrate/Tehsildar, Azamgarh is required to indicate how such large-scale illegal mining escaped the notice of the concerned Officers/Inspectors. Petition to be listed as fresh on 04.05.2026.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 568 of 2026

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Ameer Khan @ Ameer Ahmad

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.....Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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State of U.P. and 19 others

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.....Respondent(s)

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Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Babu Lal Ram
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Jagdish Pathak, S.C.

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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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Pursuant to the order passed by this Court, apparently the officers have admitted illegal mining being undertaken which must have been ignored earlier by them and now notices have been issued to those who were indulging in illegal mining on 01.04.2026.

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List the petition on 04.05.2026, as fresh.

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On that day, further proceedings in the notices issued shall be produced before the Court. Further, it would be required of the concerned Additional District Magistrate/Tehisldar, Azamgarh to indicate as to how such large scale illegal mining escaped the notice of the concerned Officers/Inspectors.

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

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April 6, 2026

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RK/AKShukla

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

Ameer Khan @ Ameer Ahmad v. State of U.P. and 19 Others

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