PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 281 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:34269-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 281 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shiv Mangal Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and 4 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeet Kumar Yadav, Swati Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Seema Agarwal, S.C. Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra, J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent authorities not to pressurize the parents of the students to give their consent in 'Yes' in the form for generating APAAR ID forthwith. 2. Submissions have been made that petitioner is a public spirited person and is trying to espouse a public cause. He has no personal or private interest in the matter. 3. The petitioner claims himself to be Chairman/Founder of Foundation/Trust namely Operation - Vijay (Buraiyon Ke Khilaf Jang) registered at New Delhi. It is indicated that on 11.10.2023, the Secretary to the Government of India issued a letter requesting all the Chief Secretaries of the State/UTs to direct the schools under their jurisdiction to get consent of the parents of the students on the form fo