PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 895 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 895 of 2025 Shreekant .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayati Raj Deptt. Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anoop Vajpayee, Atul Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Dilip Kumar Pandey Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Sri Anoop Vajpayee, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 1 to 5 and Sri Dilip Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent no. 6. 2. The instant petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking following main reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the opposite party no. 2 (District Magistrate, District Hardoi) to order a preliminary enquiry by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Collector in accordance with the Government Orders dated 08.10.2001 and 28.02.2014 and the 1997 Rules, in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing the opposite parties that if prima facie charges are established, formal sus