Vijay Kumar Pandey v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing and Urban Planning Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorized construction; encroachment over public drain / passage drain between adjoining properties; Ayodhya Development Authority; Vice Chairman's removal order dated 21.01.2026; statutory appeal under Section 27(2), Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 before Commissioner, pending; writ petition held premature - no direction for removal pending finality of demolition proceedings; post-appeal action to follow appellate authority's directions; Ayodhya; Parikrama Marg, Ramnagar Road; writ dismissed at this stage.
What did the court decide?
Since the proceedings with regard to demolition of the alleged encroachment over the public drain have not attained finality (statutory appeal pending before the Commissioner), no direction as sought by the petitioner for removal of the unauthorized encroachment can be passed at this stage.