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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR
VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA, BINOD KUMAR DWIVEDI, JJ
Sachin Sisodiya – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER
Vijay KumarShukla, J.
The present petition is filed in the nature of Public Interest Litigation by one Sachin Sisodiya seeking a direction against the respondent No.5 - Saurabh Kushwaha, Reserve Inspector (RI) for registration of FIR in Police Station AJK, District Khargone against respondent No.6 - Rahul Chouhan.
2. Learned counsel for the State raise a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the present Public Interest Litigation. He has drawn the attention of this Court towards Annex.-P/3 stating that for similar relief a Public Interest Litigation was filed by one Arun i.e. Writ Petition No.34981/2025 and he was represented by one of the counsel i.e. Shri Rakesh Kumar Ahirwar, advocate, who is also an advocate in the present petition along with Shri Lakhan Bhawre, other advocate and the said petition was dismissed as withdrawn on 04/09/2025, which is reproduced as under:
"The present petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation has. been filed by the petitioner seeking justice for one Rahul Chouhan, Constable posted at Police Station Khargone for the incident that took place on 23.08.2025.
Shri Lakhan Bhawre, learned counsel submits that he has filed a separ
The court emphasized the need for petitioners in public interest litigation to come with clean hands and be above suspicion, and laid down parameters to prevent misuse of public interest litigation.
Public Interest Litigation must meet strict bona fides and credential requirements to prevent misuse for personal gain.
The court emphasized the necessity for petitioners in Public Interest Litigations to disclose their credentials to establish genuine public interest and discourage frivolous filings.
Point of Law : Courts must do justice by promotion of good faith, and prevent law from crafty invasions. Courts must maintain the social balance by interfering where necessary for the sake of justice....
The judgment emphasizes the importance of genuine public interest litigation and discourages frivolous petitions. It highlights the limitations of mandamus in the absence of a pre-existing statutory ....
Public Interest Litigations must demonstrate genuine public interest, and allegations must be substantiated with relevant evidence; vague and unsupported claims cannot warrant judicial intervention.
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