PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 320 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:36470-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 320 of 2025 Petitioner :- Satya Sanatan Dharm Dharmatma Kalyan Samiti Respondent :- State of U.P. and 5 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dharmendra Nath Mishra, Madan Ji Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I., Ankit Gaur (S.C.), Manoj Kumar Singh Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking imposition of a total and complete ban on printing, publication, distribution and circulation of text book 'Tathakathit Gayatri Devi Mantra Ki Vastavikta' written by Sant Gyaneshwar Swami Sadanand Ji Parmhans. 2. In the writ petition, it has been indicated that earlier, Writ Petition No.22673 of 2006 for similar relief was filed wherein notices were issued. On 14.02.2025, this Court required the petitioner to place on record the outcome of the aforesaid petition. 3. A supplementary affidavit has been filed, inter alia, placing on record the order passed in the said petition, wherein the said petition has been dismissed as infructuous. 4. The very fact that for a similar cause, the petition filed by the peti