PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 117 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 117 of 2026 Vijay Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 11 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rahul Srivastava, Adarsh Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mohan Singh Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Adarsh Singh, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anil Kumar Kushwaha, the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed an application for amendment to correct the description of the opposite party no.1 so as to make it State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Department Revenue instead of State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Department of Home. The application is taken on record. 3. The application is formal in nature and it is allowed. The learned counsel for the petitioner shall make necessary corrections in the petition forthwith. 4. By means of the instant petition filed in public interest the petitioner has sought a direction for removal of encroachments made on land bearing Gata Nos.222 measur