NEW DELHI: The International Bench and Bar Association has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking judicial guidelines for entertaining pleas against projects of national importance costing over Rs 100 crore. Association head Ravi Prakash Gupta submitted that execution of these projects was being delayed deliberately by vested interests, including those from abroad, through pleas filed on the pretext of highlighting environmental concerns. "The judiciary is saddled with unfounded fears based on unproven materials and media hype. Judicial indulgence in such matters leads to protracted litigations serving the purpose of vested interests," the petition said. The petition said such PILs resulted in escalation of project cost and cited the case of the Narmada dam, Tehri dam and the Taj Corridor projects which were allegedly delayed due to litigation. The opposition to the projects is voiced in courts close to their completion, the petition added.
14 Apr, 2008, 1809 hrs IST, PTI
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- Kamal Kumar Pandey (Adv. Supreme Court of India)
- Lawyer Practising at Supreme Court of India. Court Experience: Criminal, Civil & PIL (related to Property, Tax, Custom & Duties, MVAC, insurance, I.P.R., Copyrights & Trademarks, Partnerships, Labour Disputes, etc.) Socio-Legal: Child Rights, Mid Day Meal Programme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Women Rights, Against Female Foeticide, P.R.Is, Bonded Labour, Child labour, Child marriage, Domestic violence, Legal Literacy, HIV/AIDS, etc. Worked for Legal Aid/Advise/Awareness/Training/Empowerment/Interventions/Training & Sensitisation.
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