PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 302 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:25864-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 302 of 2025 Petitioner :- Suresh Chandra Pandey Respondent :- State of Uttar Pradesh and 8 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Saurabh Pandey Counsel for Respondents :- Manish Goyal, AAG, A.K. Goyal, A.C.S.C. Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner in relation to the unfortunate stampede which took place on 29.1.2025 at Mela Area during Mahakumbh at Prayagraj. 2. When the matter came up before the Court on 13.02.2025, the petitioner was required to place on record material in support of the averments contained in the petition. The petitioner filed an affidavit containing certain newspaper reports along with a pen drive containing material in this regard. 3. When on 19.02.2025 the matter came up before the Court, it was inter-alia pointed out with reference to the Notification dated 29.01.2025 issued by the State Government appointing an Enquiry Commission under the provisions of the Commission of Enquiry Act, 1952 that the terms of reference do not take care of the incident and it's a