PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 1230 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1230 of 2025 Hindu Front For Justice Thru. National Convenor Sharad Chandra Srivastava And 8 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India, Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Home Affairs,Govt Of India,New Delhi And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ranjana Agnihotri, Utkarsh Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioners have sought the following reliefs: "A. A writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus be issued commanding the opposite parties, to take effective and forceful steps to protect and, prevent the denigration, dishonour, disfigurement, and desecration of Devta, pursuant to its duty as the State/Government Authorities to maintain public order, morality and decency. B. A writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus be issued commanding the Governmental Authorities/State to ensure that such incidents of burning of religious books, vile picturisation, insult