JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Mohd. Altaf Mansoor, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Advocate General assisted by Mr. H.P. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel on behalf of opposite parties no. 1 and 2 and Mr. Anurag Singh, learned counsel for opposite party no.3.

2. In this Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner has come before this Court seeking following reliefs:

"a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned government order dated 11.02.2021 (contained in Annexure No. 1).

(b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue fresh guidelines in accordance with the procedure provided under the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Reservation and Allotment of Seats and Offices) Rules, 1994 and the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats (Reservation and allotment of seats and offices) Rules, 1994.

(c) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to proceed and finalize the reservation of seats of the gram panchayats, Kshetra Panchayats or Zila Panchayat in pursuance to the impugned government order dated 11.02.2021.

(d)