Court should be last resort for raising issues: HC

SAHARASAMAY; Posted at Wednesday, 26 March 2008 21:03 IST
New Delhi, Mar 26: The Delhi High Court today said that a court should be considered as the last resort by petitioners to raise issues, like illegal constructions, which can be resolved at other levels.Coming down heavily on an NGO seeking its direction to seal and demolish unauthorised construction in the Capital, the court said “Things are not so bad that you have no other place to go to raise your problems and get it rectified. There is Parliament where you can raise the issue. Media is also very active in highlighting the cause.” A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Siddharth Mridul also questioned the petitioner’s purpose behind filing the PIL.“What have you done so far for public interest. What are your grounds for claiming to be an activist to raise these issues,” the Bench asked the petitioner.“Once it (such a petition) comes to our notice, we would let it go,” the Bench said adding that it would not entertain such petitions.“We also want that Delhi should become a good place to live but we have our limitations,” the Court said while posting the matter for tomorrow to pass the formal order.The Bench was hearing a PIL filed by Saaransh Welfare Association seeking directions to civic agencies to check unauthorised constructions and to ensure maintenance of community centres.