JUDGMENT :

Aravind Kumar, J.

1. Petitioner is seeking following reliefs:

"12A. YOUR LORDSHIPS may kindly be please to issue directions to respondent No.3 to identify public plot marked for public purpose in the City of Ahmedabad as mentioned at ANNX-A herein above;

B. YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to direct respondent No.3 to maintain list of such plot at the office and further erect big notice board on public plots mentioning the purpose for which they are reserved;

C. YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to issue directions to respondent No.3 for removing encroachment on the plot reserved for public purpose as mentioned in the list at ANNX-A herein and further be pleased to issue directions to respondent No.3 for imposing penalty on encroachers and amount recovered from penalty be used for welfare of public at large;

D. YOUR LORDSHIPS may kindly be pleased to may kindly be please to issue an writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in nature of mandamus directing respondent authorities to ensure strict compliance of GDCR Rules in accordance with law by not extending undue favors to anyone;

E. YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to direct respondent No.3 to develop public gardens on vacant as well as encroached plots reserved for public purpose and further be pleased to issue direction to respondent No.3 for framing policy for construction of garden on the basis of population of surrounding area;

E. YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to direct respondent No.3 and respondent No.6 be directed to initiate strict actions against all persons responsible for encroachment on public plot including official of respondent No.3 & 6 if any;"

2. We have heard the arguments of Mr. Vivek Bhamare, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Perused the records.

3. This petition is not entertained and it is being dismissed at the threshold without issuing notice to the respondent for the following reasons.

4. Petitioner claims to be a freelance reporter, social worker, RTI activist and is also said to have preferred several writ petitions before this Court which are either disposed of or pending and name of few viz. they are Writ Petition (PIL) Nos.31/2017, 200/2017, 180/2018 and as such contending, inter alia, that prayer sought for in the petition is purely in the public interest and this litigation is initiated not at the instance of any other person or organisation, but on his own interest, the present petition has been filed.

5. It the grievance of the petitioner that in the year 2007 area of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority ('AUDA' for short) got merged with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation ('AMC' for short) and during the year 2011 various plots have been handed over to AMC along with list of plots and the said list would disclose that the purpose for which the lands were earmarked, such as 'open space', 'local market', centre', 'educational purpose' but not to different use. It is contended that as per the sanctioned Final T.P. Scheme of AMC, the said lands are required to be used for the purpose of which it is reserved and petitioner claiming to be an RTI activist and public spirited person is said to have obtained information under the Right to Information Act which he claims would reveal that plots reserved are being used against the purpose for which it is earmarked. It is further contended that officials of the corporation have shown complete dereliction of their duty in not maintaining such plots by preventing encroachment, as a result of which the encroachers are able to unauthorisedly use the government land for years together. It is also contended that there is a scarcity of the garden in the city of Ahmeadbad and the gardens already developed are mostly crowded during morning and evening hours which would indicate that there is scarcity of gardens contending that such development of garden is the requirement of the day for la