JUDGMENT

Manmohan, A.C.J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to take action against Respondent No. 3 i.e., Truecaller International LLP, for violating the right of privacy of citizens of India and damaging their reputation.

2. Learned counsel for Respondent No. 1- Department of Telecommunications, has raised a preliminary objection on the maintainability of the present petition. He states that an earlier writ petition i.e., W.P.(C) No. 1/2022 filed by the Petitioner, as a PIL, on the identical allegations against Respondent No. 3 with similar prayers was not entertained by the Supreme Court and the said writ petition was unconditionally withdrawn by the Petitioner as recorded in order dated 29th August, 2022. He states that the said writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, as the Supreme Court found no merit in the pleas raised by the Petitioner. He states in view of the dismissal and unconditional withdrawal of the earlier writ petition filed before the Supreme Court, this second petition is not maintainable.

3. He states that the Petitioner has approached this Court by concealing mate