# PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 196 of 2026 at Lucknow

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2026-02-27
Citation: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 196 of 2026 at Lucknow
Petitioner: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 196 of 2026 at Lucknow
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 196 of 2026 Theater And Film Welfare Association Thru. Secy. Dabeer Siddiqui .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Culture Lko. And 9 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sabita Lahiri Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. , Isha Singh, Jogendra Nath Verma Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. The petitioner-Society alleges various allegations including financial irregularities in the management and functioning of opposite party no. 2 - Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalya. 2. Sri Santosh Kumar Yadav (Warsi), learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Isha Singh, learned counsel for University/Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalya says that the allegations are incorrect and frivolous and that all activities are being carried out as per law. 3. The opposite no. 2- Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalya has been constituted under an enactment, namely, Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalya Act, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the " Vishwavidyalya Act, 2022"). We have gone through the provisions of the said Act including Section

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