Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Sunday directed that a petition challenging the partial demolition of an advocate’s chamber be tagged with a pending public interest litigation (PIL) dealing with the same issue. The bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi fixed Oct 26 for the next hearing.Rajesh Kumar Dixit had approached the court seeking directions to the state govt and other concerned authorities to refrain from demolishing his chamber. Considering the urgency, a special bench was constituted on the direction of the Chief Justice on Oct 25. The matter was heard at 4.45 pm.During the hearing, counsel for the municipal corporation Shailendra Singh Chauhan informed the court that a demolition team had reached the site on Sunday morning as scheduled and had pulled down a portion of the structure. However, the demolition was stopped after a large number of advocates gathered at the spot and protested against the action, with the situation raising law-and-order concerns.The court was also informed that a similar dispute was already pending before it in a PIL. A special leave petition challenging the HC’s Sept 10, 2026, order in that matter had been filed before the Supreme Court but was dismissed. Another petition concerning the same issue had also been dismissed on Oct 10.To avoid the possibility of conflicting judicial orders, the bench directed that Dixit’s petition be tagged with the pending PIL. It also granted the municipal corporation liberty to obtain instructions in the matter.
