PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 698 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39692 Court No. - 7 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 698 of 2025 Petitioner :- Diwakar Dubey Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Lko. And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Kumar Pandey,Saurabh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. An application for impleadment has been filed by Sri Suresh Kumar Dubey, who claims to be in possession of the property in question. 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer: "1. Issue a writ, order or direction of nature of mandamus commanding to opposite parties to ensure the removal of the illegal and unauthorized possession/encroachment over the Gaon Sabha land (Public pathway) Gata No. 359 regarding the Gaon Sabha Baranpur Pargana Pashchim Rath, Tehsil Bikapur, District Ayodhya as contained in writ petition and restore it in its original form as it was before the encroachment taking disciplinary actions against the guilty persons as early as possible within stipulated time framed by this Hon'ble Court." 4. The counsel for the a