WRIT - C No. 3524 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 3524 of 2026 Smt. Shobha Devi .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. P.W.D. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Chaudhary, Divya Tripathi, Shishir Chandra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State?respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has raised permanent construction on Plot No. 533/75 (522 sq. ft.) situated at Naya Mahaveer Ka Purwa, Lucknow. The said construction has been made on the land described as abadi in the revenue records. 3. The grievance raised in the present petition is with regard to the notice issued by respondent no.5 stating that, for the purposes of widening of the road, the house of the petitioner exists on public land and the petitioner is being asked to remove the said construction, failing which the respondents shall themselves demolish the encroached portion of the said house. Though the letter dated 23.03.2026 has been described as a not