Allahabad High Court
SAKEEL AHMAD KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is premature and is dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner, Sakeel Ahmad Khan, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging the State of U.P. and two other respondents. The petition alleged issues related to betterment or improvement charges, but the record showed that no such demand had been raised. The court examined the petition and the accompanying documents. It concluded that the absence of any demand rendered the petition premature. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as not maintainable. The decision was delivered by Judges Siddhartha Varma and Kunal Ravi Singh on September 29, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable in the absence of any demand for betterment or improvement charges
Subjects
- writ petition
- premature dismissal
- betterment charges
- administrative law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 41743 of 2025
Sakeel Ahmad Khan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hanumat Lal, Irshad Ahmad
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Yash Padia
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri Irshad Ahmad, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing
Counsel and perused the record.
2. From the record, we find that no demand towards betterment or improvement
charges has been raised. Accordingly, the writ petition is premature and is, therefore,
dismissed.
September 29, 2026
vijay krishna
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VIJAY KRISHNA JAISWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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