Jagdish Prasad Tyagi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Nagar Vikas Deptt. U.P. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 1 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 903 of 2023 Petitioner :- Jagdish Prasad Tyagi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Nagar Vikas Deptt. U.P. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Nishad,Jagroopan Nishad,Rajesh Kumar Dhuriya Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,A.P. Singh Hon'ble Attau Rahman Masoodi,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Shri A.P. Singh, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Amrendra Pratap, learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5, Shri Anuj Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for respondent Nos.12 and 13, Shri Anil Kumar Singh Visen, learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents No.1, 2, 6 to 11.

¶2The writ petition filed in public interest serves the interest of none other than the petitioner himself.

¶3It is well settled that a writ petition filed in public interest ought not to have a personal interest in the proceedings.

¶4Once it is admitted that the petitioner himself is the complainant, therefore, the P.I.L. in such a situation would not lie.

¶5The instant P.I.L. is, accordingly, dismissed. (Om Prakash Shukla, J.) (Attau Rahman Masoodi, J.) Order Date :- 10.10.2023 Shubhankar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench