PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 772 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44581 Court No. - 7 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 772 of 2025 Petitioner :- Chandra Bhan Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Collector/Distt. Magistrate Ayodhya And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Pandey,Prabhat Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent and perused the material brought on record. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer: "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and thereby directing to the opposite party no.1 to 3 to remove the illegal encroachment made by the opposite party no.5 to 9 over the land Gata No.77/0.343 hect. recorded as "Pashuchar bhumi" and Gata No.55/0.152 hect. recorded as "Rasta" in the revenue record in the Village-Kandaila, Pargana-Haveli Awadh, Tehsil-Sohawal, District- Ayodhya, in the interest of justice." 3. Learned Standing Counsel, based upon instructions, states that on one of the Gatas, the proceedings under Section 67 of the U.P Revenue Code have already been