Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Allahabad High Court Orders Removal of College Land Encroachments
A court in Lucknow has ordered officials to clear unauthorised occupants from land belonging to a college.
The district magistrate has three months to carry out the order and report back to the court.
The land is in the Telibagh area.
The college says its former principal, Sukhpal Singh, stayed in an official residence after he retired.
The college is also seeking rent for the time it says he occupied the residence without permission.
Singh’s lawyer said the home had belonged to Singh’s grandfather and that Singh inherited the right to live there.
The lawyer did not provide documents to support that claim.
The court said Singh’s connection to the state finance minister must not affect the eviction process.
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench ordered the district magistrate to remove unauthorised encroachments from Ram Bharose Maiku Lal Inter College land within three months.
The district magistrate must ensure compliance and submit a report to the court within the same period.
The court said Sukhpal Singh’s role as the finance minister’s personal relations officer must not influence the proceedings.
The college management alleges Singh continued to occupy the official residence after retiring as principal in 2017 and seeks recovery of rent.
Singh’s counsel said he lived there through inheritance from his grandfather, but provided no supporting documents.
- Who
- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, the Lucknow district magistrate, and Ram Bharose Maiku Lal Inter College’s management committee.
- What
- The court ordered removal of unauthorised encroachments from college property and required a compliance report within three months.
- When
- The order was issued on Wednesday; the district magistrate has three months to comply.
- Where
- Ram Bharose Maiku Lal Inter College property in Telibagh, Lucknow.
- Why
- The college management petitioned over alleged encroachments, including the continued occupation of an official residence by its former principal.
College Management’s Position
Singh’s Position
Right to occupy the residence
College Management’s Position
The management alleges Singh continued to occupy the college’s official residence after retiring and says the property is unauthorisedly occupied.
Singh’s Position
Singh’s counsel said his grandfather originally occupied the property and that Singh lived there by inheritance; no supporting documents were produced.
Rent recovery
College Management’s Position
The management seeks recovery of rent at the prevailing rate for the alleged period of unauthorised occupation.
Singh’s Position
The article reports Singh’s inheritance argument but does not state his response to the rent-recovery request.
- Court
- Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court
- Judge
- Justice Pankaj Bhatia
- Property
- Ram Bharose Maiku Lal Inter College land in Telibagh
- Deadline
- Three months to remove encroachments and submit a report
- Former principal
- Sukhpal Singh, who served as principal until January 31, 2017, according to the college management’s allegation
- Land identifiers
- Gata numbers 41 and 44 were identified as college property when the institution was granted recognition, according to a state report
- Additional direction
- A copy of the court order is to be sent to the finance minister