PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 169 of 2025 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:13663-DB Court No. - 1 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 169 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sri Kamruddin And 13 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Nirmit Srivastava,Aakchad Nath,Yasir Rehman Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta,Rajeiu Kumar Tripathi Hon'ble Attau Rahman Masoodi,J. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Shri Nirmit Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Pankaj Gupta, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.3, Shri Rajeiu Kumar Tripathi, the learned counsel appearing for the intervener i.e. Bar Association, Ikauna Dehat, Shrawasti, U.P. and the learned counsel for the State. 2. The present P.I.L. instituted by the petitioners prays for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 not to disturb the pond land and preserve and maintain the same for public use. The pond land is situated at Khasra No.3378 and Khasra No.3379 in Village- Ikauna Dehat, Tehsil- Iikauna, District- Shravasti. 3. It is submitted that the pond in question maintains an ecological balance and has thus, come to be in use of villagers a