This court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a petitioner claiming to be a member of an alleged public trust, holding that a member cannot file a PIL. The court disposed of the matter but kept all remedies open on merits.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.35 OF 2014
Mr. Dilip Vishram Jadhav … Petitioner Versus Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Natya Parishad and Ors. … Respondents
Mr. Laxman H. Pol for the Petitioner.
Mr. Milind More, Additional Government Pleader for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3.
Mr. H.V. Mehta & Mr. P.S. Gujar for the Respondent No.4 – UOI.
CORAM : A.S. OKA & P. D. NAIK, JJ. DATE : 1st APRIL, 2016
P.C.
1 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner. The Petitioner is a member of the first Respondent Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Natya Parishad which is stated to be a Public Trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. Various illegalities and irregularities in the functioning of the first Respondent are alleged especially regarding the conduct of election.
2 The Petitioner who claims to be a Producer is a member of the first Respondent. Therefore, the PIL at the instance of the Petitioner cannot be entertained. However, all the remedies available to the
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Petitioner are expressly kept open. By keeping the remedies open, we
dispose of the PIL. All contentions on merits are kept open.
(P. D. NAIK, J )
(A.S. OKA, J )
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Dilip Vishram Jadhav
Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Natya Parishad and Ors.
A.S. OKA
P. D. NAIK
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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