Allahabad High Court
SIBBU RAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The court held that no encroachment by respondents No. 6 and 7 on plot 268 ख was established, and therefore dismissed the petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Sibbu Ram, filed a public interest litigation seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to remove an alleged encroachment on plot Khasra/Gatta No. 268 ख belonging to Navin Parti. The petitioner alleged that respondents No. 6 and 7, owners of the adjacent plot No. 270, had constructed structures that infringed upon plot 268 ख. The court examined a directive dated 28‑01‑2026 issued by the Deputy District Magistrate, which recorded that plot 268/2 is owned by Angad, Awadhesh and Jaswant, while plot 268 ख is recorded as Navin Parti land with an existing old settlement and found no evidence of encroachment by respondents No. 6 and 7. The petitioner’s claim of encroachment was deemed unsubstantiated. Consequently, the court dismissed the PIL as misconceived.
Issues considered
- Whether respondents No. 6 and 7 have encroached upon plot Khasra/Gatta No. 268 ख belonging to Navin Parti
- Whether a writ of mandamus can be issued in a public interest litigation to compel removal of alleged encroachment
Subjects
- encroachment
- land dispute
- public interest litigation
- mandamus
- property law
- district magistrate instruction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 3935 of 2025
Sibbu Ram
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mannu Ram
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 55
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard Sri Mannu Ram Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner
and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. Sri B. K.
Tripathi, Advocate has accepted notice on behalf of respondent Gaon
Sabha.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking following relief:
"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus
commanding the respondent no. no. 2, 3 & 4 to remove the
encroachment from the Navin Parti over Khasra/Gatta No. 268
ख, Rakaba 1.2460 Hectare situated near Harizan Basti at Goan
Sabha Chhittampur, Pargana- Badawal, Tehsil-Sakaldeeha,
District- Chandauli, made by the respondent no. 6 & 7, by a
reasoned and speaking order within a specific period which is
to be fixed by this Hon'ble court."
3. In pursuance of the direction of this Court, the instruction dated
28.01.2026, sent by the Deputy District Magistrate, Sakaldeeha,
Chandauli, has been placed before the Court by learned Standing Counsel,
which is taken on record.
4. Perusal of the aforesaid instruction shows that plot no.268/2 area 0.166
hectare is recorded as bhumidhari land of Angad, Awadhesh and Jaswant.
Plot no.268Kha area 1.246 hectare is recorded as Naveen Parti, over
which an old Abadi is existing. According to the instruction, it is evident
that respondent nos.6 and 7 have not encroached upon any portion of plot
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no.268Kha.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that respondent nos.6 and
7 are the owner of plot no.270 adjacent to plot no.268. They have raised
construction encroaching upon plot no.268Kha.
6. The apprehension of the petitioner that by raising construction over
their plot no.270, the respondent nos.6 and 7 have encroached upon
adjacent plot no.268, is not substantiated in view of the instruction sent by
the concerned Deputy District Magistrate, as such, the present PIL for
evicting them from plot no.268 appears to be misconceived and is,
accordingly, dismissed.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
May 15, 2026
Ashok Kr.
Digitally signed by :-
ASHOK KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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