Great Men Are Remembered By Name For Their Deeds, Not Caste: Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Concerning Maharaja Suheldev

A bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi opined that though it respects the sentiments of the PIL petitioner, yet it cannot embark on an academic question like the one which has been agitated in the present writ petition.

Essentially, the petitioner (Rajbhar Ekta Kalyan Samiti Thru. It Chairman Shri Pawan Kumar Rajbhar), inter alia, sought a direction to the respondents to always use the name Srawasti Naresh Suhail Dev Bhar in any place, wherever it is to be used at Village and Pargana Maseehabad, Tehsil- Bahraich, Chittorajheel Paryatak Sthal.

The bench, however, dismissed the PIL plea noting that a writ proceeding inclusive of P.I.L cannot be entertained by the Court to deal with the questions of academic interest alone.

“The petitioner itself is a caste-based organization which has not traced the origin of Maharaja Suhail Deo Rajbhar belonging to the Rajbhar community on the basis of any admissible evidence having legal sanctity,” the bench further remarked.

Further, the Court also stressed that great men have given birth in all the religions/castes who have been known for their attainments, whether spiritual, bravery, literary, or science, and that they are known by their names and not their caste.

Consequently, since the PIL plea involved a question of academic interest alone, the Court refused to entertain the same.

Case title - Rajbhar Ekta Kalyan Samiti Thru. It Chairman Shri Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 61

Case citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 61

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