WRIT - C No. 2406 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 2406 of 2026 Matadin Kewat .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru.Its Prin.Secy.Deptt.Of Housing And Urban Planning, Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pooja Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ratnesh Chandra Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned State Counsel Shri Raj Bux Singh, as well as learned counsel for the L.D.A. Shri Prakhar Mishra. 2. There is a dispute as to whether notice for stopping the construction was served upon the petitioner or not. As per the L.D.A. counsel it was affixed on the premises where the construction was being undertaken illegally during the pendency of proceedings under Section 27 of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act, 1973') and in para-12 the petitioner has admitted of having knowledge about the proceedings under Section 27 of the Act, 1973 and has even participated therein, therefore, there is no flaw in sealing the premises in question. Moreover, he says that there is statutory remedy under Section 28-A(4) of