Aftab Ahmad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Lko and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), PIL No. 88 of 2026, Aftab Ahmad v. State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy., Deptt. of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors., coram Rajan Roy and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ., decided February 4, 2026. Keywords: coal kiln; Licence No. 25/2024; Uttar Pradesh Coal Kiln Establishment and Regulation Rules, 2010; Gata No. 589; Village Autarpur Bihar; Tehsil Kunda; District Pratapgarh; illegal operation on agricultural land; UPPCB inspection; licence cancelled in 2025; kiln dismantled; writ petition disposed with directions and liberty.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated: the petition was disposed of on the State's statement that Licence No. 25/2024 stood cancelled in 2025 and the coal kiln had been dismantled and was not functional. Directions: (i) the Regional Forest Officer to communicate the cancellation and dismantling in writing to the petitioner within 10 days with requisite proof, if any; (ii) liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court again if any grievance arises. The reliefs of mandamus to stop/seal the kiln, cancellation of the licence, and UPPCB inspection were not granted or adjudicated.