"Mushroom Growth" Of PILs Concerning, Some Read Newspaper & File Petition By Evening : CJI Surya Kant

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24 Feb 2026 8:40 PM IST

  • Mushroom Growth Of PILs Concerning, Some Read Newspaper & File Petition By Evening : CJI Surya Kant

    Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday expressed concerns over the "mushroom growth" of Public Interest Litigation petitions. The CJI said that the agenda of some "prominent persons" seemed to be to read newspapers in the morning and file a petition by the evening."We are on the mushroom growth of PILs. Looks like there are some prominent faces now whose only agenda is to read the...

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