A petitioner cannot represent others unless their eligibility to approach the court is established; amendments to rules and individual rights are acknowledged.

O R D E R

Dated this the 1^st day of April, 2026 Soumen Sen, C. J This petition has been filed to review the judgment dated

05.02.2026. It is noted that in the order sought to be reviewed, it is recorded that the present PIL Rules of the High Court do not permit the petitioner to represent other persons who are otherwise eligible to approach the Court, and that it is yet to be examined whether the persons whom the petitioner claims to represent, who are 33 in number, stand on the same footing as the review petitioner.

2. The petitioner, appearing in person, submits that she received an intimation from the High Court Registry that the proposed amendment Rules of the High Court have not been duly noted.

3. We note that, in the order, this Court had not considered or referred to the amended rules. The Court had proceeded on the basis that the persons on whose behalf the writ petitioner sought to prefer the writ petition, on the basis of an order that she had obtained in the earlier proceeding, were not standing on the same footing as the petitioner. The individual rights of such persons are not precluded. In fact, we have categorically mentioned in the said order that it shall be open to the persons claiming to stand on the same footing as the writ petitioner to approach the Kerala State Legal Services Authority for appropriate legal assistance required.

4. With the above observation, the Review Petition is dismissed.