Nitin Lawrence v. Union Of India
-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPPIL No. 78 of 2021 Nitin Lawrence S/o Shri Harbat Lawrence Aged About 32 Years R/o Lodhi Para Chouck, Shankar Nagar Road, Opposite Anand Plaza, P.S. Pandri, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner
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1. Union Of India Through Ministry Of Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation Government Of India G Wing, Nirmaan Bhavan New Delhi 110001., District : New Delhi, Delhi
2. Deputy Director E.D. Sub Zonal Officer, Enforcement Directorate Government Of India, Pujari Chambers, Dhamtari Road, Pachmedi Naka, Raipur Chhattisgarh 492001., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3. Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, Through The Dyp. S.P. Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh
4. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mahanadi Bhavan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
5. The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration, Mahanadi Bhavan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
6. The Secretary Department Of Home, Mahanadi Bhavan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
7. Director General Of Police Police Head Quarters, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
8. Deputy Inspector General (EOW) Economic Offence Wing, Chhattisgarh, Police Control Room, Civil Lines Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
9. Deputy Inspector General (ACB) Anti Corruption Bureau Chhattisgarh Police Control Room, Civil Lines Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 10.The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration Mantralaya D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 11.The Municipal Commissioner Municipal Corporation Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 12.The Mayor Municipal Corporation Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
-213.The Press Club Through President Shri Damu Ambedare, Madhukar Kher Smriti Bhavan (Press Club Bhavan) Opposite Salem School Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Devershi Thakur, Advocate For Respondents No.1 to 3 :
Shri Ramakant Mishra, ASG, on advance copy For State/Res.No.4 to 10 :
Shri V.R. Tiwari, Addl.A.G. with Shri Sameer Sharma, Advocate For Respondents No. 11 & 12 :
Shri Anumeh Shrivastava, Advocate, on advance copy D.B. :Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava & Ho n'ble Smt. Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor Order On Board 19/07/2021 Heard.
1. This PIL has been filed by the petitioner, claiming to be a public-spirited person, making allegation against certain alleged illegality in allotment made by the local body/Municipal Corporation Raipur.
2. At the outset, we find that the petitioner has filed this PIL directly approaching this Court, without raising any grievance of alleged illegality for allotment, to the higher authority in the State Government.
3. Without commenting on merits of the case, as the petitioner has directly approached this Court, we are not inclined to entertain this PIL. This PIL is, therefore, dismissed, however, with liberty to the petitioner to approach Competent Authority in the State Government raising such grievances which have been raised in this petition.
Sd/- Sd/- - (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) (Vimla Singh Kapoor) 4.
Judge Judge Praveen