PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 1040 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1040 of 2025 Rakesh Kumar Dikshit .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Vishal Tripathi, Uday Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Ram Vishal Tripathi, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Dheeraj Ojha, the learned Standing Counsel for the State, Sri Mohd. Talib Khan holding brief of Sri Pankaj Gupta, the learned counsel for the opposite party no.5 and Sri Rahul Shukla, the learned counsel for the opposite party no.6. 2. The instant writ petition filed purportedly in public interest seeking removal of encroachment made on land bearing Gata No.31 recorded as banjar and Gata No.158 recorded as talab situated in Village Kalhwapur, H/o Paidi, Tehsil Payagpur, District Bahraich. 3. On the basis of written instructions the learned Standing Counsel has informed the Court that upon inspection it was found that the opposite party no. 8 has made encroachment on a public utility land and proceedings under Section 67 of U.P. R