Petitioners withdrew the PIL as formally defective. The High Court dismissed the PIL and granted liberty to file a fresh one.
Liberty granted to file a fresh PIL; pending miscellaneous petitions dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.286 OF 2014
DATED: 24.11.2014
Between:
Prof. P.L.Vishweshwer Rao and others
… Petitioners And
Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana and others
… Respondents
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.286 of 2014
ORDER: (per the Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta)
Learned counsel for the petitioners wants to withdraw the Public Interest Litigation as it is formally defective.
Hence, we dismiss the Public Interest Litigation as being withdrawn giving liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh one in accordance with law. No costs.
Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand dismissed.
___________________ K.J. SENGUPTA, CJ
24th NOVEMBER, 2014.
__________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J
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Prof. P.L.Vishweshwer Rao and others
Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana and others
Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
Sanjay Kumar
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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