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6 Oct, 3 tweets, 1 min read
A classic ambush petition: Chronology samaziye:

1. #HathrasHorror shook the 'conscience' of HC. It issued suo-motu notice to UP govt.

2. Before HC hearing on 12/10/2020, A lawyer, aligned with the regime's ideology, filed PIL on the same issue.
3. The PIL got an 'urgent' listing. On 06/10/2020.

4. Even before the PIL was heard or a notice got issued by SC - UP Govt filed Affidavit.

[Note: Governments usually take years to file Affidavits]

5. The desperation to avoid the HC scrutiny of it's actions is starkly apparent
6. The desperation to frustrate judicial examination of grave infractions of law by UP police & Administration is manifest.

7. If all this is so obvious to a person of reasonable intellect - shouldn't it be a sufficient cause for dismissal of PIL ?

8. Shouldn't HC be offended?

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2. SG [for State of UP] did not consider the petition as adversarial.
3. Does it mean that the petition is collusive?

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6. On the same day, the same Bench, in other matter, indicated its' choice to observe the judicial restraint and wanted the Petitioner to approach the jurisdictional HC.
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While we are discussing PILs:
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Hardly anyone does it. A massive 1000s of Crores loss to public exchequer.

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