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DB dismisses PIL with costs seeking reopening of three Commissions 9/20/2021 11:13:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: A division bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajnesh Oswal dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking re-opening of Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission, Jammu and Kashmir Women Commission, Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission with costs of Rs 10, 000. In the PIL filed by Nikhil Padha, a human rights activist had sought directions for reopening of Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission, Jammu and Kashmir Women Commission, Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission for adjudicating the pending cases. The PIL also sought reopening of J&K State Information Commission to adjudicate the pending cases. The division bench observed that how a law student or who has passed law recently can be recognized as an ardent human rights activist as proclaimed by the petitioner. The petitioner has not disclosed any of his activity which may indicate that he is actually involved in the protection human rights of the citizens or that he is an acclaimed human rights activist despite his tender age. The division bench further observed that the narration of the facts in the writ petition reveals that the petitioner is not a bonafide person but is a proxy person setup by someone to initiate this litigation in public interest. The petitioner submitted that all the above facts in the manner as stated are highly critical of government as if the petitioner is not before a legal forum but on a political platform. The division bench did not deem it necessary to exercise the discretionary jurisdiction in the matter and thus decline to entertain this petition and dismissed the PIL with a token cost of Rs 10,000 as the petitioner is a law graduate who has passed out recently. —JNF   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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