PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 105 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 105 of 2026 Bharat .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sanjay Prakash Tiwari, Harish Chandra Pandey, Rashmi Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Sanjay Prakash Tiwari, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Vikas Rai, the learned Standing Counsel for the State of U.P. and Shri Mohd. Talib Khan, Advocate holding brief of Shri Pankaj Gupta, the learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha. 2. By means of the instant petition filed in public interest, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction for removal of encroachment over public pathway bearing Gata No.427 measuring 0.1700 hectare situated at Village- Naushahra, Pargana and Tehsil- Sadar, Gonda. 3. On the basis of written instructions provided by Tehsildar, Sadar, Gonda, the learned Standing Counsel has stated that proceedings under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 in Case Nos.T202608300401741, T202608300401743, T202608300401745 and T202608300401746 have alrea