PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 1718 of 2025 at Allahabad

1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:110698-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1718 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kashi Utkarsh Foundation and another Respondent :- State of Uttar Pradesh and 7 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I., Ashutosh Gupta, C.S.C., Ravi Prakash Pandey, Manoj Kumar Singh Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. Heard Shri Ashutosh Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 1 to 4, Shri Ravi Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for respondent nos. 5 and 6 and Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 7 and perused the material available on record. 2. The present petition in the nature of a public interest litigation has been filed by Kashi Utkarsh Foundation through its Managing Trustee Debashis Paul as petitioner no. 1 and Mr. Paul himself as petitioner no. 2 making several prayers. 3. A writ of mandamus has been sought commanding the respondent authorities to demolish various constructions, terming the same to be illegal and arbitrary and having been carried out within 200 meters from the bank of river