Allahabad High Court
ANUJ YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The petition is dismissed as the plot is found to be free from encroachment and the grievance is unsubstantiated.
Summary
The petitioner, Anuj Yadav, filed a public interest litigation seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Up‑Ziladhikari and Tehsildar of Jaunpur to remove alleged unauthorized encroachments on Plot No. 1065 (0.061 hectare) recorded as Jalmagan Bhumi/Nali Khata. The petition also requested that the respondents measure and demarcate the plot through a committee. The court examined the revenue department’s instruction dated 29‑September‑2026, which reported that a demarcation team visited the site, found no encroachment, and fixed stones in the presence of the petitioner’s family members. The court held that the petitioner’s grievance was not supported by any material evidence. Consequently, the writ petition was consigned to the records and dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should issue a mandamus directing revenue officials to remove alleged encroachments on Plot No. 1065.
- Whether the petitioner has produced sufficient evidence to substantiate the claim of encroachment.
Subjects
- encroachment
- land revenue
- mandamus
- public interest litigation
- plot demarcation
- jurisdiction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2136 of 2026
Anuj Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd. Sarwar Khan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for
the State respondent nos. 1 to 3 and Sri Bhupendra Kumar
Tripathi learned counsel has accepted notice for the respondent no. 4
Gaon Sabha.
2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief:-
"(A) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of
mandamus commanding the Up-Ziladhikari Sadar Jaunpur and Tehsildar
Tehsil Sadar Jaunpur to remove the unauthorized encroachment of
Respondent no. 5 and 6 over the Plot no. 1065 area 0.061 Hec. old
number is 312/0.061 Hec. recorded as Jalmagan Bhumi/Nali Khata in
revenue record 1430-1435 Fasli situated in Village Godhana, Gaon
Sabha Godhana, Block Sirkoni Tahsil Sadar District Jaunpur and further
the respondent no. 2 and 3 may be directed to take the measurement of
the Plot no 1065 area 0.061 Hec, recorded as Jalmagan Bhumi/Nali
Khata in Revenue record aforesaid by instituting a committee and clear
the area of the Jalmagan Bhumi/Nali Khata and remove everything which
found in the area of the plot of the Jalmagan Bhumi in question within
period as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court."
3. In pursuance of the direction of this Court, the instruction dated
29.9.2026, sent by the Tehsildar, Sadar, District Jaunpur, has been placed
before the Court by learned Standing Counsel, which is taken on record.
4. Perusal of the aforesaid instruction shows that when the revenue team
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visited the spot for demarcation of plot in question the petitioner was not
in the village and he had gone to Mumbai. In presence of the family
members of the petitioner the plot no. 1065 was demarcated and stones
were fixed. No encroachment was found over the plot in question.
5. In view of the aforesaid report and instructions sent by the Tehsildar, it
is evident that plot no. 1065 is free from encroachment, as such, the
grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is not substantiated
by any material evidence on record.
6. The writ petition is accordingly consigned to records.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
October 1, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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