PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 35 of 2025 at Lucknow

1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:3180-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 35 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohd. Yusuf Respondent :- The State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchyat Raj Deptt. and 4 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dheerendra Kr. Agnihotri, Vijay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Anil Kumar Singh Visen (S.C.), Dilip Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to respondent no. 1 to initiate an inquiry against respondents no. 2 and 3 in not initiating the recovery of Rs. 1,55,26,933/- against respondents no. 4 and 5 pursuant to the recovery notice dated 18.11.2023 issued by respondent no. 3. 2. It is, inter alia, claimed in the petition that petitioner is a law abiding citizen of the country and raises voice for upliftment as well as welfare of the public at large. The present PIL has not been filed with any ulterior motive, as the petitioner is a public spirited person, who has for long been engaged in various public activities. 3. It is alleged that respondent no. 4 was elected as Gram Pr