The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken a PIL petitioner to task for indulging in unseemly gimmicks that the Court has termed “publicity stunts”..The petitioner, Kanhaiya Tiwari, had released copies of the writ petition to the press, jumping the gun even before the Court had a chance to ascertain the merits of the petition..This irked a Bench of acting Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice HP Singh, which dismissed the PIL seeking CBI investigation into Rs. 500 crore “Havala Racket”..The facts showed that after the filing of the writ petition, a detailed press statement was issued by the petitioner even before issuance of notice by the Court..Alluding to the utter ineptitude of the petition, the Bench observed,.“That being so it is a case where petitioners have filed this writ petition without conducting any research, without bringing to the notice of this Court the basic ingredients for transfer of the case to this Court, nor do they point out to this Court what is the nature of offence which is being investigated, what is the default or illegality in the investigation, challan or what case they want to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation.”.The Bench, while classifying the petition as a frivolous litigation also asked the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh to spring into action, noting that,.“We find that litigants and counsels are indulging in giving publicity to writ petition filed by them by releasing press statement with regard to the allegations made against citizens, individuals and persons with authority in the petition and the same is highlighted in the press statement issued and even before notices are issued or cognizance is taken on the petition, press statements are made with regard to the allegations made in the writ petition. We do not appreciate such acts on the part of the counsel and the litigants and we request to the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh to take note of such happenings and take remedial steps to prevent the advocates from indulging in such acts by releasing to the press, the copies of writ petitions even before cognizance of the same is taken by the High Court or other Courts within the State.”.The High Court further observed that the “petition is not in public interest but in private interest by the petitioners, may be for the purpose of gaining popularity or for any other vested interest or extraneous consideration.”.It therefore, dismissed the petition and also imposed Rs. 50,000 as costs..Read the order below.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken a PIL petitioner to task for indulging in unseemly gimmicks that the Court has termed “publicity stunts”..The petitioner, Kanhaiya Tiwari, had released copies of the writ petition to the press, jumping the gun even before the Court had a chance to ascertain the merits of the petition..This irked a Bench of acting Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice HP Singh, which dismissed the PIL seeking CBI investigation into Rs. 500 crore “Havala Racket”..The facts showed that after the filing of the writ petition, a detailed press statement was issued by the petitioner even before issuance of notice by the Court..Alluding to the utter ineptitude of the petition, the Bench observed,.“That being so it is a case where petitioners have filed this writ petition without conducting any research, without bringing to the notice of this Court the basic ingredients for transfer of the case to this Court, nor do they point out to this Court what is the nature of offence which is being investigated, what is the default or illegality in the investigation, challan or what case they want to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation.”.The Bench, while classifying the petition as a frivolous litigation also asked the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh to spring into action, noting that,.“We find that litigants and counsels are indulging in giving publicity to writ petition filed by them by releasing press statement with regard to the allegations made against citizens, individuals and persons with authority in the petition and the same is highlighted in the press statement issued and even before notices are issued or cognizance is taken on the petition, press statements are made with regard to the allegations made in the writ petition. We do not appreciate such acts on the part of the counsel and the litigants and we request to the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh to take note of such happenings and take remedial steps to prevent the advocates from indulging in such acts by releasing to the press, the copies of writ petitions even before cognizance of the same is taken by the High Court or other Courts within the State.”.The High Court further observed that the “petition is not in public interest but in private interest by the petitioners, may be for the purpose of gaining popularity or for any other vested interest or extraneous consideration.”.It therefore, dismissed the petition and also imposed Rs. 50,000 as costs..Read the order below.
