Allahabad High Court

RAM NARESH MISHRAversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 6 OTHERS

Decided: 6 May 2026
Bench: ARUN BHANSALI KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA

Holding

The PIL is disposed as there is no longer any ground to continue the proceedings.

Summary

Ram Naresh Mishra filed a public interest litigation (PIL No. 610 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents to act on an inquiry report dated 5 September 2024. The report had found the respondents guilty of failing to deduct tax deducted at source (TDS) and ordered recovery of the amount from the Gram Pradhan and Gram Panchayat Sachiv. The Gram Pradhan and Sachiv complied by depositing the recovered amount. The Court examined whether any further relief was required under the PIL. Finding that the respondents had already complied with the recovery order, the Court concluded there was no basis to continue the petition. Consequently, the PIL was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the PIL should be continued after the respondents have complied with the order to recover the TDS amount.

Subjects

public interest litigation
tax deducted at source
TDS
compliance
disposal
Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                                HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                  PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 610 of 2026

                                    Ram Naresh Mishra
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    State of Uttar Pradesh and 6 others
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)        : Arbaz Khan, Chandra Prakash Mishra
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)        : C.S.C., Sushil Kumar Pal, Hari
                                                                       Narayan Singh

                                    Chief Justice's Court
                                                       HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                       HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.

                                    1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the
                                    respondents to take appropriate action pursuant to the inquiry report dated
                                    05.09.2024.

                                    2. Instructions have been produced that after undertaking the due
                                    procedure in terms of the report wherein the respondents were found
                                    guilty of not deducting the TDS, order has been passed for recovery of the
                                    said amount from the respondents-Gram Pradhan and Gram Panchayat
                                    Sachiv based on which, the amount has been deposited by the said Gram
                                    Pradhan and Gram Panchayat Sachiv.

                                    3. In view of the above fact situation, we do not find any reason to
                                    continue with the present PIL, the same is accordingly disposed of.



                                                                  (Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.)
                                    May 7, 2026
                                    Sandeep/AKShukla




Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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