The Court dismissed the PIL alleging embezzlement of public funds by a respondent. The Court held that the petitioner lacked a legal right to seek mandamus as no criminal action like lodging an FIR or complaint was taken, which is an available remedy.
Public Interest Litigation is dismissed.
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Court No. - 34
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 550 of 2019
Petitioner :- Asharam Bharti Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Pradeep Shankar Pandey
Hon'ble Sudhir Agarwal,J. Hon'ble Rajendra Kumar-IV,J.
Order Date :- 26.4.2019 Akram
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioner has a legal right to seek mandamus for embezzlement of public funds when no criminal action has been taken.
Asharam Bharti
Union Of India
4 Others
Sudhir Agarwal
Rajendra Kumar-IV
As recorded by the court registry
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