Vinod Kumar Singh v. U.O.I Thru. Secy. Minisrty of Forest Environment and Climate Change New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Vinod Kumar Singh v. U.O.I. (Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change) and others, PIL No. 63 of 2026, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, order dated 30 January 2026 by Rajan Roy and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ. Impleadment of U.P. Revenue, Agriculture and Director Agriculture officials allowed; interim direction for inter-departmental coordination meeting (physical or video conferencing) to consider writ petition issues and find immediate and long-term solutions within the parameters of law; meeting result to accompany counter affidavit (4 weeks), rejoinder (2 weeks), listing after 6 weeks. No statute or precedent cited; no final adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory order in a pending PIL: permission to implead three U.P. Government officers (ACS/Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue; ACS/Principal Secretary Agriculture; Director Agriculture) as opposite parties granted; interim direction to the opposite parties to sit together (physically or by video conferencing), consider the problems and issues raised in the writ petition and find immediate and long-term solutions within the parameters of law, with the result of the meeting and decision taken to be placed on record with the counter affidavit; counter affidavit within four weeks, rejoinder affidavit within two weeks thereafter; matter listed immediately after six weeks.