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Govind Lal Srivastava v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

Allahabad HC16 Apr 2026WRIA/5374/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Medical reimbursement; forged bills allegation; certiorari against notices by Joint Development Commissioner Varanasi Division; dismissal of writ petition as not pressed; no liberty to file fresh petition on same cause of action; non-disclosure/suppression of earlier writ petition (Writ A No. 2145 of 2026); exemplary cost argued by State but not imposed; Allahabad High Court, Writ - A No. 5374 of 2026, Prakash Padia, J., decided 16.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

None; the writ petition was dismissed as not pressed and no liberty was granted to file a fresh petition for the same cause of action. ¶¶15

Govind Lal Srivastava vs State of U.P. and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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WRIT - A No. - 5374 of 2026

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Govind Lal Srivastava

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		.....Petitioner(s)
	Versus
State Of U.P. And 5 Others		.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Chandra Prakash Kumar Srivastava	Srivastava, Dhiraj
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.
Court No.- 6

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HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

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The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayer:-

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"i. Issue a writ order, or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the illegal notices dated 19.12.2025, 28.01.2026, 29.01.2026, 31.01.2026 & 16.03.2026 issued by respondent no. 4 i.e. Joint Development Commissioner Varanasi Division, Varanasi and summon the record."

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Shri Dharmendra Prasad Singh, leaned Additional Chief Standing Counsel placed before this Court instructions provided by the Joint Development Commissioner, Varanasi Division, Varanasi dated 15.04.2026, the same is taken on record.

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On the basis of the aforesaid, it is argued that large number of forged bills for medical reimbursement were submitted by the petitioner and in respect of which the notice in question has been issued to him. It is further argued that earlier Writ A No.2145 of 2026 was filed by the same petitioner challenging the orders passed by the authorities but in respect of the reimbursement of medical bills but the reference of the aforesaid writ petition has not been made in the present writ petition.

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