PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 30670 of 2016 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 30670 of 2016 Jai Ram Shukla .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru Prin.Secy.Panchayati Raj Deptt. And Ors. .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brijesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard. 2. This petition was filed in public interest in 2016 seeking the following reliefs:- "I. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the Government Order dated 2.12.2016 issued by the opposite party No.1, contained in Annexure No.1 to this writ petition. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to provide alternative arrangement of boats, Pantoon Bridges, Udan Bridges, Temporary Bridges, approach road, Utrai places and ferry services for the public with proper safety and security from the State Exchequer as per the Northern India Ferries Act, 1878. III. Such any other order or direction under the circumstances of the case also be passed in favour of the petitioner. IV. Allow the petition of the petitioner with costs." 3. On 03.05.2024 we ha