Dismissed
P.C. Srivastava v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/3166/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The single-judge Bench held that the petitioner could not maintain a general public interest petition as a writ petition before converting it into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in accordance with the Court's PIL Rules. One counsel requested conversion, but the Court dismissed the petition, granting liberty to file a PIL if the petitioner found it applicable.
What did the court decide?
The petition is dismissed with liberty to file a PIL in accordance with the law and Rules framed by this Court.