# PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 71099 of 2013 at Allahabad

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2025-12-01
Citation: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 71099 of 2013 at Allahabad
Petitioner: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 71099 of 2013 at Allahabad
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 71099 of 2013 Smt. Somari Devi .....Petitioner(s) Versus State of U.P. and 2 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : N.L. Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Jagdish Pathak (S.C.) Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. This petition is pending since the year 2013, wherein neither any counter affidavit has been filed nor any show cause notice has been issued. 2. Today, the matter is listed in the category of 'Oldest pending cases in this High Court, for priority hearing', wherein none is present for the petitioner. 3. It appears that due to passage of time, the petitioner has lost interest in the petition, the same is, therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution. (Arun Kumar,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.) December 1, 2025 Mukesh Pal/Ashok Kr. Digitally signed by :- MUKESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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