WRIT - A No. 13580 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13580 of 2025 Sudha Devi .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of Up And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chitranshu Srivastav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Amar Vikash, C.S.C., Naresh Kumar Pal Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner is a complainant and wants investigation against the respondent no. 7 by holding a departmental enquiry. 3. In the considered view of the Court, a third party cannot be permitted to agitate a service matter as it is a sheer contract of employment between employer and employee. Neither the petitioner has any stake in service of the petitioner, nor the petitioner in any manner has any claim to the post which is occupied by respondent no. 7. It is settled law that the Public Interest Litigation is not entertainable in service matters. 4. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed for want of locus standi. September 18, 2025 Deepika (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad