'Personal Interest Litigation': Allahabad HC Imposes 50K Cost On Mahant Seeking Removal Of Encroachment From Temple Land In PIL Jurisdiction

The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the Mahant of Shri Thakur Ji Saket Bihari Mandir situated in Padrauna, Kushinagar, seeking directions for removal of unauthorized occupation over the temple land.The bench comprising Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava observed that the petitioner had invoked its PIL jurisdiction whereas the...