PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 2 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2 of 2026 Archana Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Gyanendra Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mohan Singh Court No. - 25 HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Sri Vinod Singh, Advocate holding brief of Sri Gyanendra Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner has put in appearance and has requested for adjournment of the case on the ground that learned counsel for the petitioner is out of station. The instant case was called up for hearing on 19.01.2026 and on that day no one appeared and the case was passed over for the day. Today also request is made for adjournment of the case. 2. On the other hand Sri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Sri Yogesh Kumar Awasthi, Standing Counsel has vehemently opposed the maintainability of the present writ petition on the ground that the petition in the form of P.I.L. has been filed without following the provisions of Chapter 22 Rule 1(3-A) of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952. 3. It has been contended that in paragraph