Allahabad High Court
DAYA NAND SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A public interest litigation based on vague and unspecific allegations cannot be entertained, and the petition must be dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the District Magistrate to order an inquiry into alleged irregularities by a Village Pradhan, based on a representation dated 5 January 2026. The Court examined the representation and found it to contain only vague, general allegations without any specific particulars that could support a meaningful inquiry. The Court held that a PIL cannot be entertained on the basis of such cursory complaints. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for lack of substantive grounds. The decision underscores the requirement for detailed allegations in PILs before directing administrative action.
Issues considered
- What is the adequacy of the representation filed on 5 January 2026 to justify a court-ordered inquiry?
- Can a public interest litigation be entertained when the complaint lacks specific particulars?
Subjects
- Public Interest Litigation
- Insufficient Particulars
- District Magistrate Inquiry
- Petition Dismissal
- Administrative Law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2134 of 2026
Daya Nand Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and 5 others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., K.V. Singh, Sudhir Bharti
Chief Justice's Court
HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the
petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent-District Magistrate to
constitute an inquiry under the supervision of District Level Officer qua
the irregularities made by Village Pradhan and direct decision on the
representation dated 05.01.2026.
2. A perusal of the representation dated 05.01.2026 filed as Annexure No.
4 to the writ petition reveals that except for making allegations of very
general nature regarding the wrong doing, complaint does not contain any
particulars whatsoever for any meaningful inquiry to be initiated.
3. Filing of the petitions in public interest, based on complaints, which are
wholly cursory, cannot be countenanced.
6. The petition is, therefore, dismissed.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.)
October 1, 2026
M.Pal//Jyotssana
Digitally signed by :-
MUKESH PAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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