PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 845 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48372-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 845 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivam Tyagi Respondent :- State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Urban Development Lko, and 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vimal Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Namit Sharma, Isha Mittal (A.C.S.C), Fareed Ahmad, Yatindra Pathak. Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. 1.Vakalatnama filed on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 4 by Sri Fareed Ahmad, Advocate and Vakalatnama filed on behalf of respondent no.3 by Sri Yatindra Pathak, Advocate are taken on record. 2. This petition purportedly in public interest has been filed by the petitioner, claiming himself to be a social worker. 3. Submissions have been made that the water tax being charged by the respondents in relation to Transport Nagar, is contrary to the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975. 4. A perusal of the petition indicates that except for indicating the status of the petitioner, as social worker, and the occupation in the affidavit is also indicated as social worker, nothing more has been indicated. 5. The petition though