PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 739 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42592-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 739 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. through its Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Lko. and 7 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pradeep Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Akash Sinha (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the District Magistrate to conduct fair inquiry in relation to the illegal mining undertaken by respondents no. 7 and 8 in village Baravan, Tehsil Haidergarh, District Barabanki qua the land comprised in Gata No. 971 Min. recorded as Naveen Parti Gata No. 972. 2. Submissions have been made that the illegal mining of soil has been undertaken qua the land in question by respondents no. 7 and 8 and despite repeated complaints in this regard, no action has been taken by the respondents. 3. Instructions have been produced by the learned Standing Counsel signed by Sub-Divisional Officer, Haidergarh, Barabanki, inter alia, indicating that the land in question is of playground wherein on account of construction of exp