Aparna Jatin Adhav v. State of Maharashtra Thr Its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court PIL 157/2024 (Aparna Jatin Adhav v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.), decided 23-01-2025 by Alok Aradhe CJ and Bharati Dangre J. Petition sought restraint on use of JCB vehicles/heavy machinery in election campaigns, rallies and public events in Maharashtra owing to persons climbing atop JCB loaders to shower flowers on VIPs/dignitaries without protective gear, causing injury or fatality. Assembly elections already held November 2024; cause did not survive; issue kept open; PIL disposed. Keywords: JCB vehicles, election rally safety, flower showering, protective gear, PIL disposed, issue kept open.
What did the court decide?
Since the elections to the State Legislative Assembly had already been held in November 2024, the cause in the Public Interest Litigation does not survive for consideration; however, the issue involved in the Petition is kept open.