"Amusing" That Delhi Government Filed PIL Against Centre: Supreme Court

Delhi's plea said some 10 thermal NCR power plants had not installed the Flue Gas Desulphurization technology, resulting in pollution in the region.

The Supreme Court of India today refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Delhi government against a Union Environment Ministry notification on power plants. The court expressed amusement over the fact that a state had filed such a petition against the Centre. Following the Supreme Court's observation, the state government withdrew its case. "We find it amusing that a state has come in with a PIL against the Centre," the court said. PILs are usually filed by individuals or organisations when fundamental rights of the petitioner are violated. It refers to litigation aimed at securing some public interest and ensuring justice to otherwise disadvantaged people.