Maqsood Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt.of Home Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - C No. 1968 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), decided 24-02-2026 by Rajan Roy, J. and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J. Maqsood Ahmad Khan (petitioner, counsel Sudhir Kumar Misra) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 4 Others (counsel C.S.C. and Shailendra Singh Chauhan). Writ petition dismissed: police action/steps under S.126(3) r/w 135 BNSS, 2023 in a private property dispute is hardly a matter for Article 226 interference; statutory remedies under S.126 r/w 135 BNSS, 2023 available and writ is not the remedy; writ also not the remedy for possession/title disputes; Nagar Nigam certified copies to be obtained per prescribed procedure. No cases cited; no amounts; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Police steps taken under Section 126(3) read with 135 BNSS, 2023 in the property dispute are hardly a matter for interference under Article 226; remedies are prescribed in law under Section 126 read with 135 BNSS, 2023, and a writ petition is not the remedy.