Madhya Pradesh Rajya Karmchari Sangh Nagar Nigam Vibhagiya Samiti District Gwalior v. State of M. P. and Others

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2015 Supreme(Online)(MP) 14

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Khalid, J., J
Madhya Pradesh Rajya Karmchari Sangh Nagar Nigam Vibhagiya Samiti District Gwalior v. State of M. P. and Others

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: None
For the Respondents: None

Table of Content
1. petition lacks necessary credentials and authorization. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. pils must serve genuine public interest and not personal agendas. (Para 4)
3. caution against misuse of pil; court stresses screening petitions. (Para 6)
4. petition dismissed for lack of public interest. (Para 10)

1. This writ petition labelled as Public Interest Litigation is at the instance of a retired Municipal Corporation's employee styling himself to be the Secretary of a union claiming to be recognized by the State of Madhya Pradesh.

2. Neither there is any certificate of registration of the aforesaid union with the Registrar, Trade Union, nor approved list of office bearers, wherein the petitioner is shown to be the Secretary of the union, nor there is any resolution of the union authorizing the petitioner to file the instant petition as a Public Interest Litigation. As such, the credentials of the petitioner are doubtful.

3. By this petition direction is sought from this Court that an enquiry being conducted by the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Gwalior pursuant to the letter issued from the office of Chief Secretary, Bhopal dated 27/12/2013, Annexure P / 5, against res