Supreme Court Dismisses PIL on Infrastructure Deaths, Warns Against ‘Publicity’ Litigation

The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation regarding deaths caused by neglected public infrastructure, cautioning young lawyers against filing "baseless petitions" for social media visibility.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that practitioners should focus on learning the law rather than seeking national media attention.

The Court found the petition vague and evasive, noting that the petitioner failed to file complaints against specific authorities before invoking PIL jurisdiction.

The Court held that the prayers were realistically unmanageable for any court to supervise, urging the counsel to concentrate on the legal profession seriously.

[Dushyant Sejwal v. UOI]