WRIT - C No. 20680 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:839 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 20680 of 2024 Petitioner :- Habeeb Ahmed Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhagwan Dutt Pandey,Subhash Chandra Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manu Saxena Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard Shri Bhagwan Dutt Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Manu Saxena, learned counsel for respondent no. 4, learned Standing Counsel for State- respondents and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed for the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 27.05.2024 (Annexure no. 1) passed by respondent no. 2 to the extent a proceeding under Section 4/7 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 was directed to be initiated against the petitioner." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the District Magistrate has no jurisdiction to direct the Sub Divisional Magistrate to initiate proceedings under Section 4/7 of the U.P. Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1971"). 4. Section 4