PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 270 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:19345-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 270 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohammad Tahir Hasan and 9 others Respondent :- State Of U.P. and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anwar Hussain Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Shyam Mani Shukla, Rajiv Singh (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This writ petition purportedly in public interest has been filed seeking a restrain on the Nagar Nigam, Moradabad from making construction of one meter drain on the 16 feet wide road passing in front of the houses of the petitioners situated in Diamond Colony, Karula, in front of Das Sarai Police Chowki, Ward No.43, P.S. Katghar, District Moradabad. 2. Submissions have been made that already a drain exists, which is not properly cleaned and on account of certain encroachments over the said drain, its capacity has been reduced and the respondents instead of cleaning the said drain/removing the encroachments are seeking to construct a new drain which is not justified. 3. Instructions have been produced inter alia indicating that the colony in question is situated on the low land compared to the exis