(THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.)

1. In this writ petition, the petitioner who appears in person, has sought for issuance of a writ of quo warranto for the removal of the second respondent, the Forest Minister, on the ground that there is a violation of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act prohibiting erection of digital banners.

2. It is alleged that while he was travelling in Kamarajar Salai from Light House to Parry's Corner, he found so many digital banners fixed in the lamp posts. There is no whisper in the writ petition that those banners have been fixed by the second respondent, the Forest Minister. We, therefore, first called upon the petitioner to satisfy this Court as to how and under what law, he has prayed for issuance of a writ of quo warranto, even assuming that the second respondent has violated the Municipal Law.

3. After we posed the above question to Mr.Ramaswamy, the petitioner herein, he submits that he may be apologized and some direction could be issued.

4. We deprecate the practice of filing such petition designed as public interest litigation. The Supreme Court and other High Courts in a series of decisions, have held th