Allahabad High Court

BRIJESH KUMAR MAURYAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS

Decided: 7 September 2026
Bench: ARUN BHANSALI ARUN KUMAR

Holding

Since the respondents have complied with the court's direction to remove the encroachments, the petition is disposed.

Summary

The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking a court direction for the respondents to remove encroachments on State Highway No. 120 in Village Dawak, Mirzapur. The High Court issued directions ordering the removal of the encroachments. The respondents later submitted instructions indicating that the encroachments had been removed. The petitioner’s counsel accepted the respondents’ compliance. On the basis of this compliance, the Court found no further relief necessary. Consequently, the petition was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents are obligated to remove the encroachments from State Highway No. 120 as claimed by the petitioner
Whether the petition should be dismissed after the respondents complied with the court's removal order

Subjects

encroachment
public interest litigation
state highway
court direction
compliance
petition disposal

Judgment

                                               HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                               PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 887 of 2026

                                    Brijesh Kumar Maurya
                                                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State of U.P. and 7 others
                                                                                               .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : Anand Kumar Srivastava, Anshuman
                                                                      Singh, Suraj Kumar
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)       : Seema Agarwal (S.C.), Dinesh Kumar
                                                                      Singh

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

                                    1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the
                                    respondents to remove the encroachment from land of State Highway No.
                                    120, Mohansarai Deen Dayal Upadhayay Chakiya Marg, encroached in
                                    Village Dawak, Tehsil Chunar, District Mirzapur.

                                    2. After directions were issued by this Court based on the response to the
                                    complaint made by the petitioner (Annexure-3), after seeking time, today,
                                    instructions have been produced inter alia indicating that the
                                    encroachments have been removed.

                                    3. Counsel for the petitioner, based on the instructions, submits that
                                    encroachments, indeed, have been removed.

                                    4. In that view of the matter, the petition stands disposed of.



                                                                       (Arun Kumar, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
                                    September 8, 2026
                                    AHA/Anil




Digitally signed by :-
AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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