Ram Kumar Bharti v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Housing and Urban Planning and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (WRIT - C No. - 1556 of 2026), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 1; petitioner Ram Kumar Bharti (Advocate) v. State of U.P. (Deptt. of Housing and Urban Planning) and 2 others; interim order dated 17-02-2026 by Rajan Roy and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ.; House Tax liability of Rs.14,72,463/- from assessment date 01.04.2014; conditional interim permission to operate petitioner's three-room chamber on deposit of Rs. 5 lacs within five days, without prejudice to writ petition rights; direction to demonstrate House Tax deposits till 2025; vakalatnama of counsel Lalit Kishore Tiwari withdrawn; next listing 12-03-2026 as fresh; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim, without prejudice to his rights in the writ petition, the petitioner is allowed to operate his chamber in three rooms of the premises if he deposits Rs. 5 lacs within five days towards the total House Tax of Rs.14,72,463/-; counsel for the petitioner is to demonstrate House Tax deposits w.e.f. 01.04.2014 till 2025; case to be put up afresh on 12th March, 2026.