The Supreme Court dismissed a law student’s PIL challenging a 1950 Presidential Order on Scheduled Castes, calling it baseless and “media crazy.” The bench told him to focus on his studies instead of filing frivolous petitions.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday strongly criticized a third-year law student for filing what it called a “frivolous” Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged a Presidential Order issued in 1950 related to the recognition of Scheduled Castes.
The court remarked that the student seemed to be “media crazy” and more interested in publicity than genuine legal issues.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the petition after the student failed to give any reasonable explanation as to why he had chosen to challenge an order issued 75 years ago, in 1950, and that too through a PIL filled with “cryptic and misdirected information.”
The bench expressed disappointment over the student’s actions and advised him to concentrate on his studies instead of wasting the court’s time.
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Justice Surya Kant told the student,
“Instead of focusing on your studies, you chose to file this frivolous petition. You should have first completed your law degree and then file a petition. At least, you should have done your homework.”
The student appeared in person before the court and tried to argue that he was personally affected by the 1950 Presidential Order, but when asked to explain how, he could not provide any valid reason or link to the matter.
The court sternly warned him not to misuse the legal process for publicity or personal attention. Justice Kant further said,
“Go and complete your law. Otherwise, we will impose some exemplary cost and pass some remarks against you.”
Since the petitioner could not justify how the order of 1950 had caused him any harm or why the issue was being raised after so many decades, the bench decided to dismiss the case entirely.
The court also observed that the PIL lacked any solid research or legal foundation and appeared to have been filed just to attract media attention.
In its final observation while dismissing the plea, the Supreme Court stated,
“The petitioner, who claims to be a law student, instead of concentrating on completing his studies, has apparently filed this writ petition to gain popularity. He appears to be media crazy and has chosen to file the writ petition without doing any homework, with all cryptic and incomplete / misdirected information.”
The court’s remarks serve as a reminder to law students and young advocates that filing unresearched and baseless petitions not only wastes judicial time but can also harm their professional credibility in the long run.
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