In a PIL, the petitioner sought a direction for investigating a scam linked to MLA funds based on RTI information. The court found the petitioner failed to link documents to specific allegations, dismissing the petition as unwarranted.
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(16) PIL 21-16
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
Amk
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 21 OF 2016
Nityanand Harnarayan Mishra Vs.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister & Ors.
.. Petitioner
.. Respondents
Mr. Sachin Gelye for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhay Patki, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 10. Mr. Kunal Chheda i/b Utangale & Co. for Respondent Nos.3 to 9.
CORAM : PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J. & N. M. JAMDAR, J. DATE : 24th JULY, 2019.
P. C. :
The Petitioner has obtained information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Without linking one information to the other the Petition has been filed seeking a direction that an investigation be ordered into the scam. But what is the scam? Nothing emerges?. For the last 15 minutes we have grappled with the learned Counsel as to in what manner the Petitioner links the various documents to MLA fund statedly misutilized by Shri Janardhan Chandurkar, Member of the Legislative Assembly. Learned Counsel is unable to show any such pleadings. The Petition does not warrant any direction to be issued. The Petition is dismissed.
[N. M. JAMDAR, J.]
[CHIEF JUSTICE]
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the court should direct an investigation into the scam linked to the information obtained under RTI.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Nityanand Harnarayan Mishra
The Hon'ble Chief Minister & Ors.
Pradeep Nandrajog
N. M. Vajpayee
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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