HC expresses displeasure with ‘publicity interest’ petitions
The Hindu
Describing three separate PIL petitions by former Ministers on COVID-19 related issues as “publicity interest” petitions, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday declined to entertain the petitions by
Describing three separate PIL petitions by former Ministers on COVID-19 related issues as “publicity interest” petitions, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday declined to entertain the petitions by H.K. Patil and S.R. Patil, while disposing of another one by K.R. Ramesh Kumar. A Special Division Bench. comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravin Kumar. passed the order questioning them for knocking at the doors of the court, when they were in privileged positions to get their grievances redressed by the State government. All the three petitioners belong to the Congress. The Bench orally termed Mr. H.K. Patil’s petition, seeking direction to the government to take ISRO’s assistance to store oxygen, as “frivolous” and asked what had the petitioner done to set up oxygen plants in his district.
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