# PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 53 of 2026 at Lucknow

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2026-01-28
Citation: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 53 of 2026 at Lucknow
Petitioner: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 53 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. - 53 of 2026 Sumit Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Eshan Kumar Gupta, Amit Kumar Dixit Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Isha Mittal, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State-respondent(s). 2. This P.I.L. has been filed by the petitioner seeking following relief(s) :- "1. Issue a Writ in nature of Mandamus directing the OP No. 1 - 8, for effective implementation of the Motor Vehicle Act, and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, and to deprecate and keep a check and impound, the practice of driving of the vehicles without Registration Plates, PUC, Insurance. 2. Issue a Writ in nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 2- Transport Commissioner, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and Respondent No. 3-Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, to ensure strict and uniform enforcement of Rule 50, Rule 124, and Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, read with the Motor Vehicles

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